What color is #9F9E92?

#9F9E92 is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F9E92?

The RGB value is 159, 158, 146: 159 red, 158 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F9E92?

The complementary color is #92939F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F9E92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F9E92 color

#9F9E92 rgb(159, 158, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9F9E92 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 62% green and 57.3% blue (159, 158, 146).

Its hue angle is 55°, 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 Concrete Jungle (#999988), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.78:1).

#9F9E92 color codes

HEX	`#9F9E92`
RGB	`rgb(159, 158, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 62%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 6%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 8%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 8%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.88, -1.84, 6.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.88, 6.66, 106.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.713, 33.9, 32.061)`
Decimal	`10460818`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F9E92, 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 #9F9E92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9F9E92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.78:1	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 #9F9E92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f9e92; }
.text { color: #9f9e92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f9e92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 158 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f9e92, #9a9f92); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #9F9E92?: #9F9E92 is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F9E92?: The RGB value is 159, 158, 146: 159 red, 158 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F9E92?: The complementary color is #92939F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F9E92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.