What color is #9B9AA3?

#9B9AA3 is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Ages. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B9AA3?

The RGB value is 155, 154, 163: 155 red, 154 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B9AA3?

The complementary color is #A2A39A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B9AA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B9AA3 color

#9B9AA3 rgb(155, 154, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9B9AA3 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 60.4% green and 63.9% blue (155, 154, 163).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 5% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Dark Ages (#9698A3), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.54:1).

#9B9AA3 color codes

HEX	`#9B9AA3`
RGB	`rgb(155, 154, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 60.4%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 5%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 6%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 6%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.94, 2.13, -4.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.94, 5.04, 294.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.683, 32.724, 39.29)`
Decimal	`10197667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B9AA3, 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 #9B9AA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9B9AA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.54:1	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 #9B9AA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b9aa3; }
.text { color: #9b9aa3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b9aa3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 154 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b9aa3, #a09aa3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9B9AA3?: #9B9AA3 is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Ages. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B9AA3?: The RGB value is 155, 154, 163: 155 red, 154 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B9AA3?: The complementary color is #A2A39A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B9AA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.