What color is #9B939A?

#9B939A is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B939A?

The RGB value is 155, 147, 154: 155 red, 147 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B939A?

The complementary color is #939B94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B939A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B939A color

#9B939A rgb(155, 147, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9B939A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 57.6% green and 60.4% blue (155, 147, 154).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 4% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 1% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Light (#9B959C), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#9B939A color codes

HEX	`#9B939A`
RGB	`rgb(155, 147, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 57.6%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 4%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 5%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 1%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.8, 4.27, -2.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.8, 5.01, 328.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.783, 30.169, 34.82)`
Decimal	`10195866`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B939A, 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 #9B939A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9B939A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	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 #9B939A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b939a; }
.text { color: #9b939a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b939a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 147 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b939a, #9b9396); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9B939A?: #9B939A is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B939A?: The RGB value is 155, 147, 154: 155 red, 147 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B939A?: The complementary color is #939B94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B939A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.