What color is #9E9393?

#9E9393 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E9393?

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

What is the complementary color of #9E9393?

The complementary color is #939E9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E9393?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E9393 color

#9E9393 rgb(158, 147, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9E9393 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 5% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 7% 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 7.05:1).

#9E9393 color codes

HEX	`#9E9393`
RGB	`rgb(158, 147, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 57.6%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 5%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 7%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 7%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.86, 4.06, 1.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.86, 4.31, 19.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.8, 30.243, 31.866)`
Decimal	`10392467`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E9393, 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 #9E9393	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9E9393 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.05:1	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 #9E9393 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e9393; }
.text { color: #9e9393; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e9393; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 147 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e9393, #9e9993); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9E9393?: #9E9393 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E9393?: The RGB value is 158, 147, 147: 158 red, 147 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E9393?: The complementary color is #939E9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E9393?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.