What color is #9B9297?

#9B9297 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B9297?

The RGB value is 155, 146, 151: 155 red, 146 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B9297?

The complementary color is #929B96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B9297?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B9297 color

#9B9297 rgb(155, 146, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9B9297 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 57.3% green and 59.2% blue (155, 146, 151).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 4% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 3% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Light (#9B959C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.95:1).

#9B9297 color codes

HEX	`#9B9297`
RGB	`rgb(155, 146, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 57.3%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 4%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 6%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 3%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.45, 4.25, -1.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.45, 4.49, 341.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.382, 29.761, 33.469)`
Decimal	`10195607`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B9297, 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 #9B9297	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B9297 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.95:1	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 #9B9297 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b9297; }
.text { color: #9b9297; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b9297; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 146 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b9297, #9b9293); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9B9297?: #9B9297 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B9297?: The RGB value is 155, 146, 151: 155 red, 146 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B9297?: The complementary color is #929B96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B9297?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.