What color is #9B9896?

#9B9896 is a gray, closest to the named color Flint Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B9896?

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

What is the complementary color of #9B9896?

The complementary color is #96999B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B9896?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B9896 color

#9B9896 rgb(155, 152, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9B9896 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 24°, with 2% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 3% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Flint Rock (#989493), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.33:1).

#9B9896 color codes

HEX	`#9B9896`
RGB	`rgb(155, 152, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 59.6%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 2%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 3%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 3%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.03, 0.71, 1.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.03, 1.6, 63.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.25, 31.627, 33.359)`
Decimal	`10197142`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B9896, 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 #9B9896	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9B9896 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.33:1	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 #9B9896 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b9896; }
.text { color: #9b9896; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b9896; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 152 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b9896, #9b9b96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9B9896?: #9B9896 is a gray, closest to the named color Flint Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B9896?: The RGB value is 155, 152, 150: 155 red, 152 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B9896?: The complementary color is #96999B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B9896?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.