What color is #9D9C93?

#9D9C93 is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D9C93?

The RGB value is 157, 156, 147: 157 red, 156 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D9C93?

The complementary color is #93949D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D9C93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D9C93 color

#9D9C93 rgb(157, 156, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9D9C93 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 61.2% green and 57.6% blue (157, 156, 147).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 5% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 6% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Gateway Gray (#A0A09C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.61:1).

#9D9C93 color codes

HEX	`#9D9C93`
RGB	`rgb(157, 156, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 61.2%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 5%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 6%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 6%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.2, -1.31, 4.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.2, 5.01, 105.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.059, 33.052, 32.342)`
Decimal	`10329235`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D9C93, 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 #9D9C93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9D9C93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.61:1	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 #9D9C93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d9c93; }
.text { color: #9d9c93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d9c93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 156 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d9c93, #999d93); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9D9C93?: #9D9C93 is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D9C93?: The RGB value is 157, 156, 147: 157 red, 156 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D9C93?: The complementary color is #93949D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D9C93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.