What color is #9A969F?

#9A969F is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A969F?

The RGB value is 154, 150, 159: 154 red, 150 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A969F?

The complementary color is #9B9F96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A969F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A969F color

#9A969F rgb(154, 150, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9A969F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 58.8% green and 62.4% blue (154, 150, 159).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 4% saturation and 61% 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 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.24:1).

#9A969F color codes

HEX	`#9A969F`
RGB	`rgb(154, 150, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 58.8%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 4%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 6%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 6%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.66, 3.2, -4.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.66, 5.28, 307.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.49, 31.186, 37.207)`
Decimal	`10131103`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A969F, 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 #9A969F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9A969F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.24:1	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 #9A969F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a969f; }
.text { color: #9a969f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a969f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 150 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a969f, #9f969f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9A969F?: #9A969F is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A969F?: The RGB value is 154, 150, 159: 154 red, 150 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A969F?: The complementary color is #9B9F96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A969F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.