Palettes / Colors / #9E9E9E

#9E9E9E — Silver Grey

#9E9E9E is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the gray family.

#9E9E9E is a neutral gray color associated with neutrality and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #9E9E9E; it also sits naturally between #9E9E9E and #9E9E9E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 62% · Green 62% · Blue 62%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 38%

Previews

CSS code for #9E9E9E

.text { color: #9E9E9E; }
.background { background-color: #9E9E9E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9E9E9E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(158, 158, 158); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 0%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9E9E9E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(158, 158, 158, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9E9E9E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(158, 158, 158, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#9E9E9E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#9E9E9E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9E9E9E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9E9E9E: #000000.

How #9E9E9E looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #9E9E9E or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #9E9E9D  ·  #9E9E9F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #9E9E9E?

#9E9E9E is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 158, 158, 158). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9E9E9E?

#9E9E9E is RGB 158, 158, 158 — HSL 0°, 0%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 38%.

What colors go with #9E9E9E?

Its complement is #9E9E9E; analogous partners are #9E9E9E and #9E9E9E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9E9E9E for text?

Black text on #9E9E9E has a contrast ratio of 7.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.68:1.