What color is #9E938E?

#9E938E is a gray, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E938E?

The RGB value is 158, 147, 142: 158 red, 147 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E938E?

The complementary color is #8E999E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E938E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E938E color

#9E938E rgb(158, 147, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9E938E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 57.6% green and 55.7% blue (158, 147, 142).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 8% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 10% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Metal (#9B8B84), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

#9E938E color codes

HEX	`#9E938E`
RGB	`rgb(158, 147, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 57.6%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 8%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 10%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 10%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.73, 3.16, 4.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.73, 5.18, 52.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.416, 30.09, 29.844)`
Decimal	`10392462`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E938E, 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 #9E938E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9E938E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	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 #9E938E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e938e; }
.text { color: #9e938e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e938e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 147 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e938e, #9e9b8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9E938E?: #9E938E is a gray, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E938E?: The RGB value is 158, 147, 142: 158 red, 147 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E938E?: The complementary color is #8E999E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E938E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.