What color is #9B908C?

#9B908C is a gray, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B908C?

The RGB value is 155, 144, 140: 155 red, 144 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B908C?

The complementary color is #8C979B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B908C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B908C color

#9B908C rgb(155, 144, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9B908C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 56.5% green and 54.9% blue (155, 144, 140).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 7% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 10% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Metal (#9B8B84), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.76:1).

#9B908C color codes

HEX	`#9B908C`
RGB	`rgb(155, 144, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 56.5%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 7%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 10%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 10%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.61, 3.35, 3.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.61, 4.91, 46.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.224, 28.809, 28.88)`
Decimal	`10195084`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B908C, 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 #9B908C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B908C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	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 #9B908C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b908c; }
.text { color: #9b908c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b908c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 144 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b908c, #9b988c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9B908C?: #9B908C is a gray, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B908C?: The RGB value is 155, 144, 140: 155 red, 144 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B908C?: The complementary color is #8C979B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B908C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.