What color is #9B918B?

#9B918B is a gray, closest to the named color Eiffel Tower. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B918B?

The RGB value is 155, 145, 139: 155 red, 145 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B918B?

The complementary color is #8B959B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B918B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B918B color

#9B918B rgb(155, 145, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9B918B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 56.9% green and 54.5% blue (155, 145, 139).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 7% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 10% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Eiffel Tower (#998E83), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.82:1).

#9B918B color codes

HEX	`#9B918B`
RGB	`rgb(155, 145, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 56.9%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 7%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 10%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 10%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.86, 2.61, 4.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.86, 5.21, 59.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.303, 29.084, 28.544)`
Decimal	`10195339`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B918B, 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 #9B918B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B918B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.82:1	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 #9B918B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b918b; }
.text { color: #9b918b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b918b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 145 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b918b, #9b998b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #9B918B?: #9B918B is a gray, closest to the named color Eiffel Tower. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B918B?: The RGB value is 155, 145, 139: 155 red, 145 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B918B?: The complementary color is #8B959B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B918B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.