What color is #9A919C?

#9A919C is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A919C?

The RGB value is 154, 145, 156: 154 red, 145 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A919C?

The complementary color is #939C91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A919C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A919C color

#9A919C rgb(154, 145, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9A919C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 56.9% green and 61.2% blue (154, 145, 156).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 5% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Light (#9B959C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.9:1).

#9A919C color codes

HEX	`#9A919C`
RGB	`rgb(154, 145, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 56.9%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 5%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 7%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 7%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.24, 5.42, -4.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.24, 7.11, 319.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.452, 29.521, 35.593)`
Decimal	`10129820`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A919C, 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 #9A919C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A919C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.9:1	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 #9A919C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a919c; }
.text { color: #9a919c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a919c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 145 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a919c, #9c9199); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9A919C?: #9A919C is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A919C?: The RGB value is 154, 145, 156: 154 red, 145 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A919C?: The complementary color is #939C91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A919C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.