What color is #9A9F94?

#9A9F94 is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A9F94?

The RGB value is 154, 159, 148: 154 red, 159 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A9F94?

The complementary color is #99949F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A9F94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A9F94 color

#9A9F94 rgb(154, 159, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9A9F94 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 62.4% green and 58% blue (154, 159, 148).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 5% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Jungle (#999988), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.76:1).

#9A9F94 color codes

HEX	`#9A9F94`
RGB	`rgb(154, 159, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 62.4%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 5%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 7%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 7%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.81, -3.88, 5.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.81, 6.42, 127.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.069, 33.804, 32.899)`
Decimal	`10133396`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A9F94, 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 #9A9F94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9A9F94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.76:1	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 #9A9F94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a9f94; }
.text { color: #9a9f94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a9f94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 159 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a9f94, #959f94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9A9F94?: #9A9F94 is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A9F94?: The RGB value is 154, 159, 148: 154 red, 159 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A9F94?: The complementary color is #99949F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A9F94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.