What color is #9E9A9B?

#9E9A9B is a gray, closest to the named color Flint Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E9A9B?

The RGB value is 158, 154, 155: 158 red, 154 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E9A9B?

The complementary color is #9A9E9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E9A9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E9A9B color

#9E9A9B rgb(158, 154, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9E9A9B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 60.4% green and 60.8% blue (158, 154, 155).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 2% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 2% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Flint Rock (#989493), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.55:1).

#9E9A9B color codes

HEX	`#9E9A9B`
RGB	`rgb(158, 154, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 60.4%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 2%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 3%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 2%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.96, 1.64, -0.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.96, 1.64, 359.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.572, 32.747, 35.662)`
Decimal	`10394267`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E9A9B, 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 #9E9A9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9E9A9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.55:1	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 #9E9A9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e9a9b; }
.text { color: #9e9a9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e9a9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 154 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e9a9b, #9e9b9a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9E9A9B?: #9E9A9B is a gray, closest to the named color Flint Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E9A9B?: The RGB value is 158, 154, 155: 158 red, 154 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E9A9B?: The complementary color is #9A9E9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E9A9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.