What color is #9F899D?

#9F899D is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F899D?

The RGB value is 159, 137, 157: 159 red, 137 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F899D?

The complementary color is #899F8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F899D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F899D color

#9F899D rgb(159, 137, 157)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9F899D is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 53.7% green and 61.6% blue (159, 137, 157).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 10% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 1% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#9F899D color codes

HEX	`#9F899D`
RGB	`rgb(159, 137, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 53.7%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 10%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 14%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 1%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.61, 11.95, -7.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.61, 14.13, 327.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.329, 27.697, 35.693)`
Decimal	`10455453`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F899D, 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 #9F899D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F899D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	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 #9F899D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f899d; }
.text { color: #9f899d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f899d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 137 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f899d, #9f8992); }

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Questions

What color is #9F899D?: #9F899D is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F899D?: The RGB value is 159, 137, 157: 159 red, 137 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F899D?: The complementary color is #899F8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F899D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.