What color is #9B938F?

#9B938F is a gray, closest to the named color Flint Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B938F?

The RGB value is 155, 147, 143: 155 red, 147 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B938F?

The complementary color is #8F979B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B938F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B938F color

#9B938F rgb(155, 147, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9B938F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 57.6% green and 56.1% blue (155, 147, 143).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 6% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 8% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Flint Rock (#989493), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.96:1).

#9B938F color codes

HEX	`#9B938F`
RGB	`rgb(155, 147, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 57.6%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 6%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 8%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 8%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.5, 2.21, 3.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.5, 3.86, 55.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.909, 29.819, 30.214)`
Decimal	`10195855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B938F, 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 #9B938F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B938F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.96:1	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 #9B938F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b938f; }
.text { color: #9b938f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b938f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 147 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b938f, #9b998f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9B938F?: #9B938F is a gray, closest to the named color Flint Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B938F?: The RGB value is 155, 147, 143: 155 red, 147 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B938F?: The complementary color is #8F979B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B938F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.