What color is #9E9593?

#9E9593 is a gray, closest to the named color Flint Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E9593?

The RGB value is 158, 149, 147: 158 red, 149 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E9593?

The complementary color is #939C9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E9593?

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.

#9E9593 color

#9E9593 rgb(158, 149, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9E9593 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 58.4% green and 57.6% blue (158, 149, 147).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 5% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 7% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Flint Rock (#989493), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#9E9593 color codes

HEX	`#9E9593`
RGB	`rgb(158, 149, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 58.4%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 5%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 7%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 7%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.4, 2.94, 2.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.4, 3.69, 37.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.114, 30.871, 31.97)`
Decimal	`10392979`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E9593, 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 #9E9593	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9E9593 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 #9E9593 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e9593; }
.text { color: #9e9593; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e9593; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 149 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e9593, #9e9b93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9E9593?: #9E9593 is a gray, closest to the named color Flint Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E9593?: The RGB value is 158, 149, 147: 158 red, 149 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E9593?: The complementary color is #939C9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E9593?: 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.