What color is #9C8D92?

#9C8D92 is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C8D92?

The RGB value is 156, 141, 146: 156 red, 141 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C8D92?

The complementary color is #8D9C97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C8D92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C8D92 color

#9C8D92 rgb(156, 141, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9C8D92 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 55.3% green and 57.3% blue (156, 141, 146).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 7% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 6% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.64:1).

#9C8D92 color codes

HEX	`#9C8D92`
RGB	`rgb(156, 141, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 55.3%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 7%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 10%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 6%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.06, 6.5, -0.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.06, 6.53, 354.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.423, 28.193, 31.133)`
Decimal	`10259858`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C8D92, 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 #9C8D92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C8D92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.64:1	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 #9C8D92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c8d92; }
.text { color: #9c8d92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c8d92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 141 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c8d92, #9c908d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9C8D92?: #9C8D92 is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C8D92?: The RGB value is 156, 141, 146: 156 red, 141 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C8D92?: The complementary color is #8D9C97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C8D92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.