What color is #9C9386?

#9C9386 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Smoking Mirror. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C9386?

The RGB value is 156, 147, 134: 156 red, 147 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C9386?

The complementary color is #868F9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C9386?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C9386 color

#9C9386 rgb(156, 147, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9C9386 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 57.6% green and 52.5% blue (156, 147, 134).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 10% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 14% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Smoking Mirror (#A29587), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.93:1).

#9C9386 color codes

HEX	`#9C9386`
RGB	`rgb(156, 147, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 57.6%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 10%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 14%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 14%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.36, 1.02, 8.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.36, 8.14, 82.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.447, 29.657, 26.775)`
Decimal	`10261382`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C9386, 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 #9C9386	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C9386 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.93:1	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 #9C9386 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c9386; }
.text { color: #9c9386; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c9386; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 147 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c9386, #9a9c86); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9C9386?: #9C9386 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Smoking Mirror. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C9386?: The RGB value is 156, 147, 134: 156 red, 147 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C9386?: The complementary color is #868F9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C9386?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.