What color is #9A959E?

#9A959E is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A959E?

The RGB value is 154, 149, 158: 154 red, 149 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A959E?

The complementary color is #999E95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A959E?

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.

#9A959E color

#9A959E rgb(154, 149, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9A959E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 58.4% green and 62% blue (154, 149, 158).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 4% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Light (#9B959C), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#9A959E color codes

HEX	`#9A959E`
RGB	`rgb(154, 149, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 58.4%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 4%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 6%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 6%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.37, 3.57, -4.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.37, 5.41, 311.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.244, 30.834, 36.699)`
Decimal	`10130846`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A959E, 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 #9A959E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9A959E 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 #9A959E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a959e; }
.text { color: #9a959e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a959e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 149 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a959e, #9e959e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9A959E?: #9A959E is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A959E?: The RGB value is 154, 149, 158: 154 red, 149 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A959E?: The complementary color is #999E95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A959E?: 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.