What color is #9BA3A3?

#9BA3A3 is a gray, closest to the named color Silent Film. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BA3A3?

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

What is the complementary color of #9BA3A3?

The complementary color is #A39B9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BA3A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BA3A3 color

#9BA3A3 rgb(155, 163, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9BA3A3 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 4% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Silent Film (#9FA5A5), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.16:1).

#9BA3A3 color codes

HEX	`#9BA3A3`
RGB	`rgb(155, 163, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 63.9%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 4%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 5%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.37, -2.84, -0.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.37, 3, 199.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.224, 35.807, 39.804)`
Decimal	`10199971`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BA3A3, 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 #9BA3A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BA3A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	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 #9BA3A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ba3a3; }
.text { color: #9ba3a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ba3a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 163 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ba3a3, #9b9fa3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9BA3A3?: #9BA3A3 is a gray, closest to the named color Silent Film. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BA3A3?: The RGB value is 155, 163, 163: 155 red, 163 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BA3A3?: The complementary color is #A39B9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BA3A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.