What color is #9B9D99?

#9B9D99 is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B9D99?

The RGB value is 155, 157, 153: 155 red, 157 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B9D99?

The complementary color is #9B999D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B9D99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B9D99 color

#9B9D99 rgb(155, 157, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9B9D99 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 61.6% green and 60% blue (155, 157, 153).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 2% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Gateway Gray (#A0A09C), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.68:1).

#9B9D99 color codes

HEX	`#9B9D99`
RGB	`rgb(155, 157, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 61.6%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 2%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 3%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 3%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.47, -1.48, 1.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.47, 2.36, 128.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.323, 33.382, 34.924)`
Decimal	`10198425`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B9D99, 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 #9B9D99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9B9D99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.68:1	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 #9B9D99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b9d99; }
.text { color: #9b9d99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b9d99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 157 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b9d99, #999d99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9B9D99?: #9B9D99 is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B9D99?: The RGB value is 155, 157, 153: 155 red, 157 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B9D99?: The complementary color is #9B999D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B9D99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.