All About Color #9E9497

#9E9497

About #9E9497

#9E9497 is a light gray color with the hex code #9E9497. In RGB it is red 158, green 148, blue 151; in HSL it is hue 342°, saturation 5%, lightness 60%; in CMYK it is 0%, 6%, 4%, 38%. Its contrast ratio is 2.94:1 on white and 7.14:1 on black.

#9E9497 Color Conversion

Hex triplet9E, 94, 97
CMYK0.00%, 6.33%, 4.43%, 38.04%
RGB Decimal158, 148, 151
HSL342°, 5%, 60%
RGB Octal236, 224, 227
HSV (HSB)342.00°, 6.33%, 61.96%
RGB Binary10011110, 10010100, 10010111
CIE-L*AB62.24, 4.24, -0.26
RGB Percent61.96%, 58.04%, 59.22%
CIE-L*CH62.24, 4.24, 356.44
XYZ30.28, 30.68, 33.60
CIE-L*UV62.24, 5.64, -1.08
xyY0.32, 0.32, 30.68
Hunter-Lab55.39, 0.63, 2.81
RYB61.96%, 58.04%, 59.22%

Color Accessibility Scores

#9E9497 on a dark background: contrast 7.14:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#9E9497 on a light background: contrast 2.94:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #9E9497, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#9E9497 · #CAC4C6 · #706669 · #949E9B · #C4CAC8

Analogous palette

#9B949E · #9E949C · #9E9497 · #9E9694 · #9E9B94

Triadic palette

#9E9497 · #979E94 · #94979E · #CAC4C6 · #C6CAC4

Tetradic palette

#9E9497 · #9C9E94 · #949E9B · #96949E · #706669

Monochromatic palette

#50494B · #786D70 · #9E9497 · #C2BCBE · #E7E4E5

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