What color is #9B999A?

#9B999A is a gray, closest to the named color Million Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B999A?

The RGB value is 155, 153, 154: 155 red, 153 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B999A?

The complementary color is #999B9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B999A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.42:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B999A color

#9B999A rgb(155, 153, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9B999A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 60% green and 60.4% blue (155, 153, 154).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 1% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 1% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Million Gray (#999999), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.42:1).

#9B999A color codes

HEX	`#9B999A`
RGB	`rgb(155, 153, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 60%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 1%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 1%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 1%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.41, 0.92, -0.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.41, 0.95, 343.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.741, 32.084, 35.139)`
Decimal	`10197402`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B999A, 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 #9B999A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9B999A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.42:1	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 #9B999A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b999a; }
.text { color: #9b999a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b999a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 153 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b999a, #9b9999); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9B999A?: #9B999A is a gray, closest to the named color Million Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B999A?: The RGB value is 155, 153, 154: 155 red, 153 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B999A?: The complementary color is #999B9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B999A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.42:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.