What color is #9E9C9F?

#9E9C9F is a gray, closest to the named color Million Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E9C9F?

The RGB value is 158, 156, 159: 158 red, 156 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E9C9F?

The complementary color is #9D9F9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E9C9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E9C9F color

#9E9C9F rgb(158, 156, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9E9C9F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 61.2% green and 62.4% blue (158, 156, 159).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 2% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Million Gray (#999999), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.71:1).

#9E9C9F color codes

HEX	`#9E9C9F`
RGB	`rgb(158, 156, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 61.2%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 2%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 2%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 2%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.6, 1.3, -1.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.6, 1.84, 314.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.246, 33.549, 37.571)`
Decimal	`10394783`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E9C9F, 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 #9E9C9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9E9C9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.71:1	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 #9E9C9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e9c9f; }
.text { color: #9e9c9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e9c9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 156 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e9c9f, #9f9c9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9E9C9F?: #9E9C9F is a gray, closest to the named color Million Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E9C9F?: The RGB value is 158, 156, 159: 158 red, 156 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E9C9F?: The complementary color is #9D9F9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E9C9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.