What color is #9D9995?

#9D9995 is a gray, closest to the named color Flint Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D9995?

The RGB value is 157, 153, 149: 157 red, 153 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D9995?

The complementary color is #95999D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D9995?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.42:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D9995 color

#9D9995 rgb(157, 153, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9D9995 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 60% green and 58.4% blue (157, 153, 149).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 4% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 5% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Flint Rock (#989493), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.42:1).

#9D9995 color codes

HEX	`#9D9995`
RGB	`rgb(157, 153, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 60%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 4%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 5%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 5%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.44, 0.71, 2.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.44, 2.71, 74.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.72, 32.121, 33.009)`
Decimal	`10328469`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D9995, 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 #9D9995	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9D9995 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.42:1	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 #9D9995 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d9995; }
.text { color: #9d9995; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d9995; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 153 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d9995, #9d9d95); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9D9995?: #9D9995 is a gray, closest to the named color Flint Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D9995?: The RGB value is 157, 153, 149: 157 red, 153 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D9995?: The complementary color is #95999D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D9995?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.42:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.