What color is #9E9A98?

#9E9A98 is a gray, closest to the named color Flint Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E9A98?

The RGB value is 158, 154, 152: 158 red, 154 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E9A98?

The complementary color is #989C9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E9A98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E9A98 color

#9E9A98 rgb(158, 154, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9E9A98 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 60.4% green and 59.6% blue (158, 154, 152).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 3% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 4% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Flint Rock (#989493), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.53:1).

#9E9A98 color codes

HEX	`#9E9A98`
RGB	`rgb(158, 154, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 60.4%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 3%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 4%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 4%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.87, 1.08, 1.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.87, 1.9, 55.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.323, 32.647, 34.351)`
Decimal	`10394264`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E9A98, 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 #9E9A98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9E9A98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.53:1	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 #9E9A98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e9a98; }
.text { color: #9e9a98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e9a98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 154 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e9a98, #9e9d98); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9E9A98?: #9E9A98 is a gray, closest to the named color Flint Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E9A98?: The RGB value is 158, 154, 152: 158 red, 154 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E9A98?: The complementary color is #989C9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E9A98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.