What color is #9D9395?

#9D9395 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D9395?

The RGB value is 157, 147, 149: 157 red, 147 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D9395?

The complementary color is #939D9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D9395?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D9395 color

#9D9395 rgb(157, 147, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9D9395 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 57.6% green and 58.4% blue (157, 147, 149).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 5% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 5% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Walkway (#A3999C), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#9D9395 color codes

HEX	`#9D9395`
RGB	`rgb(157, 147, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 57.6%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 5%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 6%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 5%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.83, 4.05, 0.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.83, 4.06, 3.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.762, 30.206, 32.69)`
Decimal	`10326933`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D9395, 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 #9D9395	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9D9395 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	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 #9D9395 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d9395; }
.text { color: #9d9395; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d9395; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 147 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d9395, #9d9693); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9D9395?: #9D9395 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D9395?: The RGB value is 157, 147, 149: 157 red, 147 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D9395?: The complementary color is #939D9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D9395?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.