What color is #9A9899?

#9A9899 is a gray, closest to the named color Million Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A9899?

The RGB value is 154, 152, 153: 154 red, 152 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A9899?

The complementary color is #989A99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A9899?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A9899 color

#9A9899 rgb(154, 152, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9A9899 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 59.6% green and 60% blue (154, 152, 153).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 1% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 1% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Million Gray (#999999), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.33:1).

#9A9899 color codes

HEX	`#9A9899`
RGB	`rgb(154, 152, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 59.6%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 1%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 1%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 1%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.03, 0.92, -0.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.03, 0.96, 343.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.304, 31.626, 34.639)`
Decimal	`10131609`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A9899, 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 #9A9899	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9A9899 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.33:1	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 #9A9899 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a9899; }
.text { color: #9a9899; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a9899; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 152 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a9899, #9a9898); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9A9899?: #9A9899 is a gray, closest to the named color Million Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A9899?: The RGB value is 154, 152, 153: 154 red, 152 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A9899?: The complementary color is #989A99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A9899?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.