What color is #9E95A3?

#9E95A3 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E95A3?

The RGB value is 158, 149, 163: 158 red, 149 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E95A3?

The complementary color is #9AA395, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E95A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E95A3 color

#9E95A3 rgb(158, 149, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9E95A3 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 58.4% green and 63.9% blue (158, 149, 163).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 7% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Light (#9B959C), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.28:1).

#9E95A3 color codes

HEX	`#9E95A3`
RGB	`rgb(158, 149, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 58.4%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 7%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 9%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 9%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.85, 5.98, -6.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.85, 8.58, 314.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.458, 31.408, 39.048)`
Decimal	`10392995`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E95A3, 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 #9E95A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9E95A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	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 #9E95A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e95a3; }
.text { color: #9e95a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e95a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 149 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e95a3, #a395a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9E95A3?: #9E95A3 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E95A3?: The RGB value is 158, 149, 163: 158 red, 149 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E95A3?: The complementary color is #9AA395, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E95A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.