#9D9E9E Hex Color
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A medium-light, low-saturation grey with a dusty, ashy finish, #9d9e9e brings restraint and balance to design systems. Use it as a supporting tone for interfaces, product surfaces, or architectural palettes, pairing it with charcoal or muted navy. Black text reads clearly on this color, with about 7.8:1 contrast. The hex code is #9d9e9e.
Questions about #9d9e9e
What is #9d9e9e in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #9d9e9e is rgb(157, 158, 158), in HSL hsl(180, 1%, 62%) and in CMYK 1%, 0%, 0%, 38%.
What colors pair well with #9d9e9e?
Does #9d9e9e look warm or cool?
The near-equal RGB channels make #9d9e9e read as nearly neutral, with a barely cool cast from its slightly higher green and blue values, so it works comfortably beside both warm accents and cool neutrals.
Is #9d9e9e readable on white or black?
#9d9e9e has a 2.68:1 contrast ratio on white and 7.81:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it is too faint for text and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.