What color is #9E9297?

#9E9297 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E9297?

The RGB value is 158, 146, 151: 158 red, 146 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E9297?

The complementary color is #929E99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E9297?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E9297 color

#9E9297 rgb(158, 146, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9E9297 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 57.3% green and 59.2% blue (158, 146, 151).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 6% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 4% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Walkway (#A3999C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.01:1).

#9E9297 color codes

HEX	`#9E9297`
RGB	`rgb(158, 146, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 57.3%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 6%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 8%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 4%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.71, 5.35, -1.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.71, 5.45, 349.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.965, 30.062, 33.496)`
Decimal	`10392215`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E9297, 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 #9E9297	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9E9297 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.01:1	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 #9E9297 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e9297; }
.text { color: #9e9297; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e9297; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 146 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e9297, #9e9392); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9E9297?: #9E9297 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E9297?: The RGB value is 158, 146, 151: 158 red, 146 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E9297?: The complementary color is #929E99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E9297?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.