What color is #9C928F?

#9C928F is a gray, closest to the named color Flint Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C928F?

The RGB value is 156, 146, 143: 156 red, 146 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C928F?

The complementary color is #8F999C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C928F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C928F color

#9C928F rgb(156, 146, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9C928F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 57.3% green and 56.1% blue (156, 146, 143).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 6% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 8% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Flint Rock (#989493), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.92:1).

#9C928F color codes

HEX	`#9C928F`
RGB	`rgb(156, 146, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 57.3%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 6%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 8%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 8%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.32, 3.14, 2.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.32, 4.29, 42.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.947, 29.609, 30.172)`
Decimal	`10261135`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C928F, 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 #9C928F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C928F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.92:1	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 #9C928F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c928f; }
.text { color: #9c928f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c928f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 146 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c928f, #9c998f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9C928F?: #9C928F is a gray, closest to the named color Flint Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C928F?: The RGB value is 156, 146, 143: 156 red, 146 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C928F?: The complementary color is #8F999C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C928F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.