What color is #9E9F9A?

#9E9F9A is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E9F9A?

The RGB value is 158, 159, 154: 158 red, 159 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E9F9A?

The complementary color is #9B9A9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E9F9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E9F9A color

#9E9F9A rgb(158, 159, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9E9F9A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 62.4% green and 60.4% blue (158, 159, 154).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 3% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Gateway Gray (#A0A09C), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.88:1).

#9E9F9A color codes

HEX	`#9E9F9A`
RGB	`rgb(158, 159, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 62.4%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 3%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 3%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 3%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.28, -1.31, 2.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.28, 2.8, 117.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.331, 34.398, 35.502)`
Decimal	`10395546`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E9F9A, 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 #9E9F9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9E9F9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.88:1	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 #9E9F9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e9f9a; }
.text { color: #9e9f9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e9f9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 159 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e9f9a, #9c9f9a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9E9F9A?: #9E9F9A is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E9F9A?: The RGB value is 158, 159, 154: 158 red, 159 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E9F9A?: The complementary color is #9B9A9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E9F9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.