What color is #9A9590?

#9A9590 is a gray, closest to the named color Flint Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A9590?

The RGB value is 154, 149, 144: 154 red, 149 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A9590?

The complementary color is #90959A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A9590?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A9590 color

#9A9590 rgb(154, 149, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9A9590 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 58.4% green and 56.5% blue (154, 149, 144).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 5% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 6% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Flint Rock (#989493), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

#9A9590 color codes

HEX	`#9A9590`
RGB	`rgb(154, 149, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 58.4%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 5%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 6%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 6%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.98, 0.9, 3.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.98, 3.41, 74.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.107, 30.379, 30.71)`
Decimal	`10130832`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A9590, 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 #9A9590	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9A9590 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	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 #9A9590 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a9590; }
.text { color: #9a9590; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a9590; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 149 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a9590, #9a9a90); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #9A9590?: #9A9590 is a gray, closest to the named color Flint Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A9590?: The RGB value is 154, 149, 144: 154 red, 149 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A9590?: The complementary color is #90959A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A9590?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.