What color is #9C8A8D?

#9C8A8D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C8A8D?

The RGB value is 156, 138, 141: 156 red, 138 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C8A8D?

The complementary color is #8A9C99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C8A8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C8A8D color

#9C8A8D rgb(156, 138, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9C8A8D is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 54.1% green and 55.3% blue (156, 138, 141).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 8% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 10% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#9C8A8D color codes

HEX	`#9C8A8D`
RGB	`rgb(156, 138, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 54.1%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 8%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 12%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 10%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.13, 7.29, 0.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.13, 7.34, 6.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.606, 27.169, 28.984)`
Decimal	`10259085`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C8A8D, 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 #9C8A8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C8A8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	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 #9C8A8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c8a8d; }
.text { color: #9c8a8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c8a8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 138 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c8a8d, #9c908a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #9C8A8D?: #9C8A8D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C8A8D?: The RGB value is 156, 138, 141: 156 red, 138 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C8A8D?: The complementary color is #8A9C99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C8A8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.