What color is #9D908D?

#9D908D is a gray, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D908D?

The RGB value is 157, 144, 141: 157 red, 144 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D908D?

The complementary color is #8D9A9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D908D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D908D color

#9D908D rgb(157, 144, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9D908D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 56.5% green and 55.3% blue (157, 144, 141).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 8% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 10% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Metal (#9B8B84), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.81:1).

#9D908D color codes

HEX	`#9D908D`
RGB	`rgb(157, 144, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 56.5%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 8%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 10%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 10%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.82, 4.28, 3.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.82, 5.43, 37.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.685, 29.038, 29.288)`
Decimal	`10326157`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D908D, 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 #9D908D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D908D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	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 #9D908D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d908d; }
.text { color: #9d908d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d908d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 144 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d908d, #9d988d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9D908D?: #9D908D is a gray, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D908D?: The RGB value is 157, 144, 141: 157 red, 144 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D908D?: The complementary color is #8D9A9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D908D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.