What color is #9A9B9B?

#9A9B9B is a gray, closest to the named color Walrus. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A9B9B?

The RGB value is 154, 155, 155: 154 red, 155 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A9B9B?

The complementary color is #9B9A9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A9B9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A9B9B color

#9A9B9B rgb(154, 155, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9A9B9B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 60.8% green and 60.8% blue (154, 155, 155).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 0% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Walrus (#999B9B), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.54:1).

#9A9B9B color codes

HEX	`#9A9B9B`
RGB	`rgb(154, 155, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 60.8%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 0%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 1%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.9, -0.36, -0.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.9, 0.38, 199.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.963, 32.679, 35.681)`
Decimal	`10132379`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A9B9B, 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 #9A9B9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9A9B9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.54:1	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 #9A9B9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a9b9b; }
.text { color: #9a9b9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a9b9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 155 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a9b9b, #9a9b9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9A9B9B?: #9A9B9B is a gray, closest to the named color Walrus. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A9B9B?: The RGB value is 154, 155, 155: 154 red, 155 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A9B9B?: The complementary color is #9B9A9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A9B9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.