What color is #9B9AA1?

#9B9AA1 is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Ages. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B9AA1?

The RGB value is 155, 154, 161: 155 red, 154 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B9AA1?

The complementary color is #A0A19A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B9AA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B9AA1 color

#9B9AA1 rgb(155, 154, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9B9AA1 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 60.4% green and 63.1% blue (155, 154, 161).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 4% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Dark Ages (#9698A3), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.53:1).

#9B9AA1 color codes

HEX	`#9B9AA1`
RGB	`rgb(155, 154, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 60.4%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 4%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 4%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 4%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.88, 1.73, -3.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.88, 3.93, 296.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.505, 32.653, 38.354)`
Decimal	`10197665`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B9AA1, 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 #9B9AA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9B9AA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.53:1	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 #9B9AA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b9aa1; }
.text { color: #9b9aa1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b9aa1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 154 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b9aa1, #9f9aa1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9B9AA1?: #9B9AA1 is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Ages. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B9AA1?: The RGB value is 155, 154, 161: 155 red, 154 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B9AA1?: The complementary color is #A0A19A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B9AA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.