What color is #9C888E?

#9C888E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C888E?

The RGB value is 156, 136, 142: 156 red, 136 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C888E?

The complementary color is #889C96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C888E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C888E color

#9C888E rgb(156, 136, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9C888E is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 53.3% green and 55.7% blue (156, 136, 142).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 9% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 9% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.33:1).

#9C888E color codes

HEX	`#9C888E`
RGB	`rgb(156, 136, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 53.3%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 9%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 13%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 9%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.63, 8.6, -0.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.63, 8.61, 357.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.397, 26.63, 29.283)`
Decimal	`10258574`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C888E, 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 #9C888E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C888E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	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 #9C888E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c888e; }
.text { color: #9c888e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c888e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 136 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c888e, #9c8c88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #9C888E?: #9C888E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C888E?: The RGB value is 156, 136, 142: 156 red, 136 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C888E?: The complementary color is #889C96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C888E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.