What color is #9F9D92?

#9F9D92 is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F9D92?

The RGB value is 159, 157, 146: 159 red, 157 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F9D92?

The complementary color is #92949F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F9D92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F9D92 color

#9F9D92 rgb(159, 157, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9F9D92 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 61.6% green and 57.3% blue (159, 157, 146).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 6% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 8% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Lost Space (#969389), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.71:1).

#9F9D92 color codes

HEX	`#9F9D92`
RGB	`rgb(159, 157, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 61.6%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 6%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 8%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 8%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.61, -1.3, 6.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.61, 6.15, 102.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.543, 33.56, 32.005)`
Decimal	`10460562`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F9D92, 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 #9F9D92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9F9D92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.71:1	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 #9F9D92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f9d92; }
.text { color: #9f9d92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f9d92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 157 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f9d92, #9b9f92); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9F9D92?: #9F9D92 is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F9D92?: The RGB value is 159, 157, 146: 159 red, 157 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F9D92?: The complementary color is #92949F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F9D92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.