What color is #9E9990?

#9E9990 is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E9990?

The RGB value is 158, 153, 144: 158 red, 153 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E9990?

The complementary color is #90959E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E9990?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E9990 color

#9E9990 rgb(158, 153, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9E9990 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 60% green and 56.5% blue (158, 153, 144).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 7% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 9% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Lost Space (#969389), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.41:1).

#9E9990 color codes

HEX	`#9E9990`
RGB	`rgb(158, 153, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 60%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 7%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 9%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 9%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.4, 0.18, 5.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.4, 5.38, 88.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.525, 32.065, 30.961)`
Decimal	`10394000`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E9990, 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 #9E9990	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9E9990 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.41:1	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 #9E9990 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e9990; }
.text { color: #9e9990; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e9990; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 153 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e9990, #9c9e90); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9E9990?: #9E9990 is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E9990?: The RGB value is 158, 153, 144: 158 red, 153 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E9990?: The complementary color is #90959E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E9990?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.