What color is #9C8E97?

#9C8E97 is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C8E97?

The RGB value is 156, 142, 151: 156 red, 142 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C8E97?

The complementary color is #8E9C93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C8E97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C8E97 color

#9C8E97 rgb(156, 142, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9C8E97 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 55.7% green and 59.2% blue (156, 142, 151).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 7% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 3% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#9C8E97 color codes

HEX	`#9C8E97`
RGB	`rgb(156, 142, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 55.7%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 7%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 9%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 3%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.47, 6.87, -2.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.47, 7.45, 337.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.969, 28.649, 33.276)`
Decimal	`10260119`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C8E97, 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 #9C8E97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C8E97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	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 #9C8E97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c8e97; }
.text { color: #9c8e97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c8e97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 142 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c8e97, #9c8e90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9C8E97?: #9C8E97 is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C8E97?: The RGB value is 156, 142, 151: 156 red, 142 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C8E97?: The complementary color is #8E9C93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C8E97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.