What color is #9C9488?

#9C9488 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 #9C9488?

The RGB value is 156, 148, 136: 156 red, 148 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C9488?

The complementary color is #88909C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C9488?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C9488 color

#9C9488 rgb(156, 148, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9C9488 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 58% green and 53.3% blue (156, 148, 136).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 9% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 13% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Smoking Mirror (#A29587), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.01:1).

#9C9488 color codes

HEX	`#9C9488`
RGB	`rgb(156, 148, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 58%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 9%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 13%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 13%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.68, 0.8, 7.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.68, 7.44, 83.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.744, 30.026, 27.569)`
Decimal	`10261640`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C9488, 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 #9C9488	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9C9488 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	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 #9C9488 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c9488; }
.text { color: #9c9488; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c9488; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 148 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c9488, #9a9c88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #9C9488?: #9C9488 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 #9C9488?: The RGB value is 156, 148, 136: 156 red, 148 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C9488?: The complementary color is #88909C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C9488?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.