What color is #9B959C?

#9B959C is a gray known as Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Lunar Light?

The RGB value is 155, 149, 156: 155 red, 149 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Lunar Light?

The complementary color is #969C95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B959C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Lunar Light color: hex code #9B959C

#9B959C rgb(155, 149, 156)

Shades of gray

Lunar Light has the hex code #9B959C. It is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 58.4% green and 61.2% blue (155, 149, 156).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 3% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.17:1).

Lunar Light (#9B959C) color codes

HEX	`#9B959C`
RGB	`rgb(155, 149, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 58.4%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 3%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 4%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 4%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.39, 3.53, -2.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.39, 4.56, 320.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.265, 30.864, 35.809)`
Decimal	`10196380`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Lunar Light, 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 #9B959C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9B959C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.17:1	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 #9B959C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b959c; }
.text { color: #9b959c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b959c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 149 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b959c, #9c959a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

See #9B959C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #9B959C?: #9B959C is a gray known as Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Lunar Light?: The RGB value is 155, 149, 156: 155 red, 149 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Lunar Light?: The complementary color is #969C95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B959C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.