What color is #9D969D?

#9D969D is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D969D?

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

What is the complementary color of #9D969D?

The complementary color is #969D96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D969D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D969D color

#9D969D rgb(157, 150, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9D969D is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 3% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Light (#9B959C), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.28:1).

#9D969D color codes

HEX	`#9D969D`
RGB	`rgb(157, 150, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 58.8%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 3%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 4%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.86, 3.89, -2.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.86, 4.77, 324.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.896, 31.415, 36.328)`
Decimal	`10327709`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D969D, 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 #9D969D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9D969D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	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 #9D969D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d969d; }
.text { color: #9d969d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d969d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 150 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d969d, #9d969a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9D969D?: #9D969D is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D969D?: The RGB value is 157, 150, 157: 157 red, 150 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D969D?: The complementary color is #969D96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D969D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.