What color is #9D949C?

#9D949C is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D949C?

The RGB value is 157, 148, 156: 157 red, 148 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D949C?

The complementary color is #949D95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D949C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D949C color

#9D949C rgb(157, 148, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9D949C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 58% green and 61.2% blue (157, 148, 156).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 4% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 1% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Light (#9B959C), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.15:1).

#9D949C color codes

HEX	`#9D949C`
RGB	`rgb(157, 148, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 58%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 4%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 6%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 1%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.29, 4.82, -3.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.29, 5.68, 327.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.494, 30.748, 35.775)`
Decimal	`10327196`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D949C, 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 #9D949C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9D949C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.15:1	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 #9D949C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d949c; }
.text { color: #9d949c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d949c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 148 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d949c, #9d9498); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9D949C?: #9D949C is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D949C?: The RGB value is 157, 148, 156: 157 red, 148 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D949C?: The complementary color is #949D95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D949C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.