What color is #9F8895?

#9F8895 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F8895?

The RGB value is 159, 136, 149: 159 red, 136 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F8895?

The complementary color is #889F92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F8895?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F8895 color

#9F8895 rgb(159, 136, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9F8895 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 53.3% green and 58.4% blue (159, 136, 149).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 11% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 6% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#9F8895 color codes

HEX	`#9F8895`
RGB	`rgb(159, 136, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 53.3%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 11%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 14%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 6%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.11, 11, -3.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.11, 11.61, 341.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.527, 27.15, 32.166)`
Decimal	`10455189`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F8895, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #9F8895	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F8895 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #9F8895 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f8895; }
.text { color: #9f8895; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f8895; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 136 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f8895, #9f8889); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9F8895?: #9F8895 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F8895?: The RGB value is 159, 136, 149: 159 red, 136 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F8895?: The complementary color is #889F92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F8895?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.