What color is #9D9690?

#9D9690 is a gray, closest to the named color Flint Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D9690?

The RGB value is 157, 150, 144: 157 red, 150 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D9690?

The complementary color is #90979D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D9690?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D9690 color

#9D9690 rgb(157, 150, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9D9690 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 58.8% green and 56.5% blue (157, 150, 144).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 6% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 8% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Flint Rock (#989493), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.2:1).

#9D9690 color codes

HEX	`#9D9690`
RGB	`rgb(157, 150, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 58.8%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 6%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 8%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 8%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.5, 1.47, 4.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.5, 4.33, 70.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.844, 30.995, 30.791)`
Decimal	`10327696`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D9690, 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 #9D9690	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9D9690 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.2:1	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 #9D9690 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d9690; }
.text { color: #9d9690; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d9690; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 150 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d9690, #9d9d90); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #9D9690?: #9D9690 is a gray, closest to the named color Flint Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D9690?: The RGB value is 157, 150, 144: 157 red, 150 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D9690?: The complementary color is #90979D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D9690?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.