#9A9498 Hex Color
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#9a9498 is a muted, mid-light grey with a dusty mauve undertone. Its low saturation gives interfaces and product designs a restrained, professional feel without starkness. Use it as a supporting tone beside charcoal, cream, or muted navy, though it can look washed out against white. The hex code #9a9498 supports readable black body text at about 7.1:1 contrast.
Questions about #9a9498
What is #9a9498 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #9a9498 is rgb(154, 148, 152), in HSL hsl(320, 3%, 59%) and in CMYK 0%, 4%, 1%, 40%.
What colors pair well with #9a9498?
Does #9a9498 look warm or cool?
#9a9498 reads as a neutral-to-slightly warm gray because its dusty mauve undertone adds a muted red-purple cast, softening the cooler impression common to plain gray without making it strongly warm. That balance suits calm, restrained visual systems.
Is #9a9498 readable on white or black?
#9a9498 has a 2.97:1 contrast ratio on white and 7.06:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it is too faint for text and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.