What color is #9E968E?

#9E968E is a gray, closest to the named color Smoking Mirror. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E968E?

The RGB value is 158, 150, 142: 158 red, 150 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E968E?

The complementary color is #8E969E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E968E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E968E color

#9E968E rgb(158, 150, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9E968E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 58.8% green and 55.7% blue (158, 150, 142).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 8% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 10% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Smoking Mirror (#A29587), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.21:1).

#9E968E color codes

HEX	`#9E968E`
RGB	`rgb(158, 150, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 58.8%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 8%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 10%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 10%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.54, 1.49, 5.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.54, 5.47, 74.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.889, 31.035, 30.002)`
Decimal	`10393230`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E968E, 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 #9E968E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9E968E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.21:1	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 #9E968E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e968e; }
.text { color: #9e968e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e968e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 150 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e968e, #9e9e8e); }

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Questions

What color is #9E968E?: #9E968E is a gray, closest to the named color Smoking Mirror. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E968E?: The RGB value is 158, 150, 142: 158 red, 150 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E968E?: The complementary color is #8E969E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E968E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.