What color is #9E969F?

#9E969F is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E969F?

The RGB value is 158, 150, 159: 158 red, 150 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E969F?

The complementary color is #979F96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E969F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E969F color

#9E969F rgb(158, 150, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9E969F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 58.8% green and 62.4% blue (158, 150, 159).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 4% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Light (#9B959C), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.32:1).

#9E969F color codes

HEX	`#9E969F`
RGB	`rgb(158, 150, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 58.8%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 4%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 6%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 6%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63, 4.64, -3.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63, 5.91, 321.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.264, 31.585, 37.244)`
Decimal	`10393247`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E969F, 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 #9E969F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9E969F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.32:1	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 #9E969F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e969f; }
.text { color: #9e969f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e969f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 150 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e969f, #9f969c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9E969F?: #9E969F is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E969F?: The RGB value is 158, 150, 159: 158 red, 150 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E969F?: The complementary color is #979F96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E969F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.