What color is #9E979E?

#9E979E is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E979E?

The RGB value is 158, 151, 158: 158 red, 151 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E979E?

The complementary color is #979E97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E979E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E979E color

#9E979E rgb(158, 151, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9E979E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 59.2% green and 62% blue (158, 151, 158).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 3% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Light (#9B959C), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.37:1).

#9E979E color codes

HEX	`#9E979E`
RGB	`rgb(158, 151, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 59.2%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 3%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 4%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.24, 3.88, -2.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.24, 4.76, 324.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.338, 31.871, 36.842)`
Decimal	`10393502`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E979E, 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 #9E979E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9E979E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.37:1	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 #9E979E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e979e; }
.text { color: #9e979e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e979e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 151 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e979e, #9e979b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9E979E?: #9E979E is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E979E?: The RGB value is 158, 151, 158: 158 red, 151 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E979E?: The complementary color is #979E97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E979E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.