What color is #9F959B?

#9F959B is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F959B?

The RGB value is 159, 149, 155: 159 red, 149 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F959B?

The complementary color is #959F99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F959B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F959B color

#9F959B rgb(159, 149, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9F959B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 58.4% green and 60.8% blue (159, 149, 155).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 5% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 3% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Light (#9B959C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.25:1).

#9F959B color codes

HEX	`#9F959B`
RGB	`rgb(159, 149, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 58.4%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 5%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 6%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 3%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.7, 4.79, -1.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.7, 5.13, 339.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.961, 31.233, 35.401)`
Decimal	`10458523`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F959B, 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 #9F959B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9F959B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.25:1	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 #9F959B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f959b; }
.text { color: #9f959b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f959b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 149 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f959b, #9f9596); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9F959B?: #9F959B is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F959B?: The RGB value is 159, 149, 155: 159 red, 149 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F959B?: The complementary color is #959F99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F959B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.