What color is #9B9698?

#9B9698 is a gray, closest to the named color Flint Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B9698?

The RGB value is 155, 150, 152: 155 red, 150 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B9698?

The complementary color is #969B99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B9698?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B9698 color

#9B9698 rgb(155, 150, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9B9698 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 58.8% green and 59.6% blue (155, 150, 152).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 2% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 2% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Flint Rock (#989493), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.21:1).

#9B9698 color codes

HEX	`#9B9698`
RGB	`rgb(155, 150, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 58.8%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 2%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 3%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 2%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.55, 2.2, -0.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.55, 2.24, 349.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.091, 31.048, 34.107)`
Decimal	`10196632`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B9698, 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 #9B9698	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9B9698 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.21:1	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 #9B9698 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b9698; }
.text { color: #9b9698; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b9698; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 150 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b9698, #9b9796); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9B9698?: #9B9698 is a gray, closest to the named color Flint Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B9698?: The RGB value is 155, 150, 152: 155 red, 150 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B9698?: The complementary color is #969B99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B9698?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.