What color is #9A9C95?

#9A9C95 is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A9C95?

The RGB value is 154, 156, 149: 154 red, 156 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A9C95?

The complementary color is #97959C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A9C95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A9C95 color

#9A9C95 rgb(154, 156, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9A9C95 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 61.2% green and 58.4% blue (154, 156, 149).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 3% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Gateway Gray (#A0A09C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#9A9C95 color codes

HEX	`#9A9C95`
RGB	`rgb(154, 156, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 61.2%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 3%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 4%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 4%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.01, -2.05, 3.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.01, 3.98, 121.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.639, 32.817, 33.148)`
Decimal	`10132629`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A9C95, 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 #9A9C95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9A9C95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	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 #9A9C95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a9c95; }
.text { color: #9a9c95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a9c95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 156 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a9c95, #979c95); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9A9C95?: #9A9C95 is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A9C95?: The RGB value is 154, 156, 149: 154 red, 156 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A9C95?: The complementary color is #97959C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A9C95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.