What color is #9A9CA6?

#9A9CA6 is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Ages. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A9CA6?

The RGB value is 154, 156, 166: 154 red, 156 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A9CA6?

The complementary color is #A6A49A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A9CA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A9CA6 color

#9A9CA6 rgb(154, 156, 166)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9A9CA6 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 61.2% green and 65.1% blue (154, 156, 166).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 6% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Dark Ages (#9698A3), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.68:1).

#9A9CA6 color codes

HEX	`#9A9CA6`
RGB	`rgb(154, 156, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 61.2%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 6%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 7%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 6%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.48, 1.27, -5.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.48, 5.6, 283.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.096, 33.4, 40.825)`
Decimal	`10132646`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A9CA6, 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 #9A9CA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9A9CA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.68:1	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 #9A9CA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a9ca6; }
.text { color: #9a9ca6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a9ca6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 156 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a9ca6, #9e9aa6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9A9CA6?: #9A9CA6 is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Ages. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A9CA6?: The RGB value is 154, 156, 166: 154 red, 156 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A9CA6?: The complementary color is #A6A49A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A9CA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.