What color is #9995A0?

#9995A0 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9995A0?

The RGB value is 153, 149, 160: 153 red, 149 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9995A0?

The complementary color is #9CA095, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9995A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9995A0 color

#9995A0 rgb(153, 149, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9995A0 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 58.4% green and 62.7% blue (153, 149, 160).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 5% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Light (#9B959C), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.16:1).

#9995A0 color codes

HEX	`#9995A0`
RGB	`rgb(153, 149, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 58.4%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 5%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 7%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 7%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.34, 3.61, -5.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.34, 6.37, 304.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.228, 30.805, 37.604)`
Decimal	`10065312`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9995A0, 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 #9995A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9995A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.16:1	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 #9995A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9995a0; }
.text { color: #9995a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9995a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 149 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9995a0, #9f95a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9995A0?: #9995A0 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9995A0?: The RGB value is 153, 149, 160: 153 red, 149 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9995A0?: The complementary color is #9CA095, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9995A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.