What color is #9E939B?

#9E939B is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E939B?

The RGB value is 158, 147, 155: 158 red, 147 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E939B?

The complementary color is #939E96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E939B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E939B color

#9E939B rgb(158, 147, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9E939B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 57.6% green and 60.8% blue (158, 147, 155).

Its hue angle is 316°, with 5% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 2% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Light (#9B959C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.1:1).

#9E939B color codes

HEX	`#9E939B`
RGB	`rgb(158, 147, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 57.6%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(316, 5%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(316, 7%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 2%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.09, 5.55, -2.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.09, 6.19, 333.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.45, 30.503, 35.288)`
Decimal	`10392475`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E939B, 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 #9E939B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9E939B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	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 #9E939B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e939b; }
.text { color: #9e939b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e939b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 147 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e939b, #9e9395); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9E939B?: #9E939B is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E939B?: The RGB value is 158, 147, 155: 158 red, 147 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E939B?: The complementary color is #939E96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E939B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.