What color is #9D9A97?

#9D9A97 is a gray, closest to the named color Million Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D9A97?

The RGB value is 157, 154, 151: 157 red, 154 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D9A97?

The complementary color is #979A9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D9A97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D9A97 color

#9D9A97 rgb(157, 154, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9D9A97 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 60.4% green and 59.2% blue (157, 154, 151).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 3% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 4% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Million Gray (#999999), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.5:1).

#9D9A97 color codes

HEX	`#9D9A97`
RGB	`rgb(157, 154, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 60.4%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 3%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 4%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 4%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.77, 0.53, 1.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.77, 2.03, 74.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.045, 32.514, 33.912)`
Decimal	`10328727`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D9A97, 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 #9D9A97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9D9A97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.5:1	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 #9D9A97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d9a97; }
.text { color: #9d9a97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d9a97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 154 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d9a97, #9d9d97); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9D9A97?: #9D9A97 is a gray, closest to the named color Million Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D9A97?: The RGB value is 157, 154, 151: 157 red, 154 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D9A97?: The complementary color is #979A9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D9A97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.