What color is #9B929F?

#9B929F is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B929F?

The RGB value is 155, 146, 159: 155 red, 146 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B929F?

The complementary color is #969F92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B929F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B929F color

#9B929F rgb(155, 146, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9B929F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 57.3% green and 62.4% blue (155, 146, 159).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 6% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Light (#9B959C), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.01:1).

#9B929F color codes

HEX	`#9B929F`
RGB	`rgb(155, 146, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 57.3%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 6%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 8%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 8%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.68, 5.81, -5.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.68, 8.1, 315.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.053, 30.03, 37.007)`
Decimal	`10195615`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B929F, 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 #9B929F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9B929F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.01:1	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 #9B929F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b929f; }
.text { color: #9b929f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b929f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 146 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b929f, #9f929d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9B929F?: #9B929F is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B929F?: The RGB value is 155, 146, 159: 155 red, 146 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B929F?: The complementary color is #969F92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B929F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.