What color is #9F98A8?

#9F98A8 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F98A8?

The RGB value is 159, 152, 168: 159 red, 152 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F98A8?

The complementary color is #A1A898, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F98A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F98A8 color

#9F98A8 rgb(159, 152, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9F98A8 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 59.6% green and 65.9% blue (159, 152, 168).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 8% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Ash (#9998A7), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.53:1).

#9F98A8 color codes

HEX	`#9F98A8`
RGB	`rgb(159, 152, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 59.6%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 8%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 10%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 10%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.88, 5.66, -7.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.88, 9.34, 307.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.593, 32.655, 41.624)`
Decimal	`10459304`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F98A8, 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 #9F98A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9F98A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	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 #9F98A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f98a8; }
.text { color: #9f98a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f98a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 152 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f98a8, #a798a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9F98A8?: #9F98A8 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F98A8?: The RGB value is 159, 152, 168: 159 red, 152 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F98A8?: The complementary color is #A1A898, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F98A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.