What color is #9D9F96?

#9D9F96 is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D9F96?

The RGB value is 157, 159, 150: 157 red, 159 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D9F96?

The complementary color is #98969F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D9F96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D9F96 color

#9D9F96 rgb(157, 159, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9D9F96 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 62.4% green and 58.8% blue (157, 159, 150).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 4% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Gateway Gray (#A0A09C), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.83:1).

#9D9F96 color codes

HEX	`#9D9F96`
RGB	`rgb(157, 159, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 62.4%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 4%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 6%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 6%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.09, -2.41, 4.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.09, 5.05, 118.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.807, 34.166, 33.767)`
Decimal	`10330006`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D9F96, 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 #9D9F96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9D9F96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.83:1	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 #9D9F96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d9f96; }
.text { color: #9d9f96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d9f96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 159 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d9f96, #999f96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #9D9F96?: #9D9F96 is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D9F96?: The RGB value is 157, 159, 150: 157 red, 159 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D9F96?: The complementary color is #98969F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D9F96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.