All About Color #9B9997

#9B9997

About #9B9997

#9B9997 is a light gray color with the hex code #9B9997. In RGB it is red 155, green 153, blue 151; in HSL it is hue 30°, saturation 2%, lightness 60%; in CMYK it is 0%, 1%, 3%, 39%. Its contrast ratio is 2.84:1 on white and 7.40:1 on black.

#9B9997 Color Conversion

Hex triplet9B, 99, 97
CMYK0.00%, 1.29%, 2.58%, 39.22%
RGB Decimal155, 153, 151
HSL30°, 2%, 60%
RGB Octal233, 231, 227
HSV (HSB)30.00°, 2.58%, 60.78%
RGB Binary10011011, 10011001, 10010111
CIE-L*AB63.33, 0.35, 1.30
RGB Percent60.78%, 60.00%, 59.22%
CIE-L*CH63.33, 1.34, 74.89
XYZ30.49, 31.99, 33.84
CIE-L*UV63.33, 1.27, 1.81
xyY0.32, 0.33, 31.99
Hunter-Lab56.56, -2.73, 4.11
RYB60.78%, 60.78%, 59.22%

Color Accessibility Scores

#9B9997 on a dark background: contrast 7.40:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#9B9997 on a light background: contrast 2.84:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #9B9997, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#9B9997 · #C8C7C6 · #6D6B69 · #97999B · #C6C7C8

Analogous palette

#9B9799 · #9B9797 · #9B9997 · #9B9B97 · #999B97

Triadic palette

#9B9997 · #979B99 · #99979B · #C8C7C6 · #C6C8C7

Tetradic palette

#9B9997 · #979B97 · #97999B · #9B979B · #6D6B69

Monochromatic palette

#4E4D4B · #757370 · #9B9997 · #C1BFBE · #E6E6E5

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