What color is #9C938D?

#9C938D is a gray, closest to the named color Eiffel Tower. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C938D?

The RGB value is 156, 147, 141: 156 red, 147 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C938D?

The complementary color is #8D969C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C938D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C938D color

#9C938D rgb(156, 147, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9C938D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 57.6% green and 55.3% blue (156, 147, 141).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 7% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 10% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Eiffel Tower (#998E83), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.97:1).

#9C938D color codes

HEX	`#9C938D`
RGB	`rgb(156, 147, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 57.6%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 7%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 10%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 10%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.53, 2.23, 4.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.53, 4.9, 62.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.951, 29.859, 29.432)`
Decimal	`10261389`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C938D, 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 #9C938D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C938D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.97:1	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 #9C938D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c938d; }
.text { color: #9c938d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c938d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 147 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c938d, #9c9b8d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9C938D?: #9C938D is a gray, closest to the named color Eiffel Tower. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C938D?: The RGB value is 156, 147, 141: 156 red, 147 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C938D?: The complementary color is #8D969C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C938D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.