What color is #9C9197?

#9C9197 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C9197?

The RGB value is 156, 145, 151: 156 red, 145 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C9197?

The complementary color is #919C96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C9197?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C9197 color

#9C9197 rgb(156, 145, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9C9197 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 56.9% green and 59.2% blue (156, 145, 151).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 5% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 3% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Light (#9B959C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.91:1).

#9C9197 color codes

HEX	`#9C9197`
RGB	`rgb(156, 145, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 56.9%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 5%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 7%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 3%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.27, 5.18, -1.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.27, 5.45, 341.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.421, 29.553, 33.427)`
Decimal	`10260887`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C9197, 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 #9C9197	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C9197 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.91:1	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 #9C9197 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c9197; }
.text { color: #9c9197; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c9197; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 145 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c9197, #9c9192); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9C9197?: #9C9197 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C9197?: The RGB value is 156, 145, 151: 156 red, 145 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C9197?: The complementary color is #919C96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C9197?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.