What color is #9F9390?

#9F9390 is a gray, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F9390?

The RGB value is 159, 147, 144: 159 red, 147 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F9390?

The complementary color is #909C9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F9390?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F9390 color

#9F9390 rgb(159, 147, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9F9390 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 57.6% green and 56.5% blue (159, 147, 144).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 7% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 9% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Metal (#9B8B84), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.05:1).

#9F9390 color codes

HEX	`#9F9390`
RGB	`rgb(159, 147, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 57.6%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 7%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 9%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 9%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.87, 3.89, 3.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.87, 5.03, 39.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.765, 30.252, 30.651)`
Decimal	`10458000`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F9390, 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 #9F9390	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9F9390 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.05:1	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 #9F9390 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f9390; }
.text { color: #9f9390; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f9390; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 147 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f9390, #9f9b90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9F9390?: #9F9390 is a gray, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F9390?: The RGB value is 159, 147, 144: 159 red, 147 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F9390?: The complementary color is #909C9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F9390?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.