What color is #9F9798?

#9F9798 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F9798?

The RGB value is 159, 151, 152: 159 red, 151 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F9798?

The complementary color is #979F9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F9798?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F9798 color

#9F9798 rgb(159, 151, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9F9798 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 59.2% green and 59.6% blue (159, 151, 152).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 4% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 4% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Walkway (#A3999C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.35:1).

#9F9798 color codes

HEX	`#9F9798`
RGB	`rgb(159, 151, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 59.2%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 4%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 5%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 4%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.15, 3.11, 0.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.15, 3.15, 9.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.031, 31.771, 34.197)`
Decimal	`10459032`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F9798, 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 #9F9798	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9F9798 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.35:1	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 #9F9798 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f9798; }
.text { color: #9f9798; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f9798; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 151 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f9798, #9f9a97); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9F9798?: #9F9798 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F9798?: The RGB value is 159, 151, 152: 159 red, 151 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F9798?: The complementary color is #979F9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F9798?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.