What color is #9E9199?

#9E9199 is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E9199?

The RGB value is 158, 145, 153: 158 red, 145 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E9199?

The complementary color is #919E96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E9199?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E9199 color

#9E9199 rgb(158, 145, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9E9199 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 56.9% green and 60% blue (158, 145, 153).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 6% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 3% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.96:1).

#9E9199 color codes

HEX	`#9E9199`
RGB	`rgb(158, 145, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 56.9%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 6%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 8%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 3%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.5, 6.29, -2.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.5, 6.76, 338.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.975, 29.82, 34.308)`
Decimal	`10391961`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E9199, 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 #9E9199	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E9199 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	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 #9E9199 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e9199; }
.text { color: #9e9199; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e9199; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 145 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e9199, #9e9193); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9E9199?: #9E9199 is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E9199?: The RGB value is 158, 145, 153: 158 red, 145 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E9199?: The complementary color is #919E96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E9199?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.