What color is #9BA091?

#9BA091 is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BA091?

The RGB value is 155, 160, 145: 155 red, 160 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BA091?

The complementary color is #9691A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BA091?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BA091 color

#9BA091 rgb(155, 160, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9BA091 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 62.7% green and 56.9% blue (155, 160, 145).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 7% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Jungle (#999988), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.83:1).

#9BA091 color codes

HEX	`#9BA091`
RGB	`rgb(155, 160, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 62.7%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 7%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 9%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 9%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.09, -4.6, 7.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.09, 8.55, 122.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.198, 34.155, 31.731)`
Decimal	`10199185`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BA091, 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 #9BA091	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BA091 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.83:1	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 #9BA091 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ba091; }
.text { color: #9ba091; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ba091; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 160 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ba091, #93a091); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9BA091?: #9BA091 is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BA091?: The RGB value is 155, 160, 145: 155 red, 160 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BA091?: The complementary color is #9691A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BA091?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.