What color is #9B989D?

#9B989D is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B989D?

The RGB value is 155, 152, 157: 155 red, 152 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B989D?

The complementary color is #9A9D98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B989D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B989D color

#9B989D rgb(155, 152, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9B989D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 59.6% green and 61.6% blue (155, 152, 157).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 2% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Light (#9B959C), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.37:1).

#9B989D color codes

HEX	`#9B989D`
RGB	`rgb(155, 152, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 59.6%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 2%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 3%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 3%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.23, 2.05, -2.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.23, 3.03, 312.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.831, 31.859, 36.417)`
Decimal	`10197149`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B989D, 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 #9B989D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9B989D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.37:1	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 #9B989D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b989d; }
.text { color: #9b989d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b989d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 152 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b989d, #9d989d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9B989D?: #9B989D is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B989D?: The RGB value is 155, 152, 157: 155 red, 152 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B989D?: The complementary color is #9A9D98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B989D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.