What color is #9C8D8B?

#9C8D8B is a gray, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C8D8B?

The RGB value is 156, 141, 139: 156 red, 141 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C8D8B?

The complementary color is #8B9A9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C8D8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C8D8B color

#9C8D8B rgb(156, 141, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9C8D8B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 55.3% green and 54.5% blue (156, 141, 139).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 8% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 11% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Metal (#9B8B84), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#9C8D8B color codes

HEX	`#9C8D8B`
RGB	`rgb(156, 141, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 55.3%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 8%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 11%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 11%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.87, 5.24, 3.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.87, 6.09, 30.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.895, 27.982, 28.353)`
Decimal	`10259851`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C8D8B, 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 #9C8D8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C8D8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	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 #9C8D8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c8d8b; }
.text { color: #9c8d8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c8d8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 141 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c8d8b, #9c958b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9C8D8B?: #9C8D8B is a gray, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C8D8B?: The RGB value is 156, 141, 139: 156 red, 141 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C8D8B?: The complementary color is #8B9A9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C8D8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.