What color is #9E949C?

#9E949C is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E949C?

The RGB value is 158, 148, 156: 158 red, 148 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E949C?

The complementary color is #949E96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E949C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E949C color

#9E949C rgb(158, 148, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9E949C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 58% green and 61.2% blue (158, 148, 156).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 5% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 1% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Light (#9B959C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.17:1).

#9E949C color codes

HEX	`#9E949C`
RGB	`rgb(158, 148, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 58%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 5%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 6%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 1%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.38, 5.18, -2.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.38, 5.92, 330.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.69, 30.849, 35.784)`
Decimal	`10392732`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E949C, 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 #9E949C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9E949C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.17:1	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 #9E949C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e949c; }
.text { color: #9e949c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e949c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 148 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e949c, #9e9497); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9E949C?: #9E949C is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E949C?: The RGB value is 158, 148, 156: 158 red, 148 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E949C?: The complementary color is #949E96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E949C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.