What color is #9F9B93?

#9F9B93 is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F9B93?

The RGB value is 159, 155, 147: 159 red, 155 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F9B93?

The complementary color is #93979F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F9B93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F9B93 color

#9F9B93 rgb(159, 155, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9F9B93 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 60.8% green and 57.6% blue (159, 155, 147).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 6% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 8% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Gateway Gray (#A0A09C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.58:1).

#9F9B93 color codes

HEX	`#9F9B93`
RGB	`rgb(159, 155, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 60.8%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 6%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 8%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 8%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.1, -0.02, 4.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.1, 4.71, 90.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.285, 32.92, 32.304)`
Decimal	`10460051`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F9B93, 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 #9F9B93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9F9B93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.58:1	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 #9F9B93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f9b93; }
.text { color: #9f9b93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f9b93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 155 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f9b93, #9d9f93); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9F9B93?: #9F9B93 is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F9B93?: The RGB value is 159, 155, 147: 159 red, 155 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F9B93?: The complementary color is #93979F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F9B93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.