What color is #9BA097?

#9BA097 is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BA097?

The RGB value is 155, 160, 151: 155 red, 160 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BA097?

The complementary color is #9C97A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BA097?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BA097 color

#9BA097 rgb(155, 160, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9BA097 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 62.7% green and 59.2% blue (155, 160, 151).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 5% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Gateway Gray (#A0A09C), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.87:1).

#9BA097 color codes

HEX	`#9BA097`
RGB	`rgb(155, 160, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 62.7%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 5%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 6%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 6%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.24, -3.5, 4.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.24, 5.37, 130.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.673, 34.344, 34.233)`
Decimal	`10199191`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BA097, 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 #9BA097	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BA097 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.87:1	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 #9BA097 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ba097; }
.text { color: #9ba097; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ba097; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 160 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ba097, #97a098); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9BA097?: #9BA097 is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BA097?: The RGB value is 155, 160, 151: 155 red, 160 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BA097?: The complementary color is #9C97A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BA097?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.