What color is #9C948C?

#9C948C is a gray, closest to the named color Eiffel Tower. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C948C?

The RGB value is 156, 148, 140: 156 red, 148 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C948C?

The complementary color is #8C949C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C948C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C948C color

#9C948C rgb(156, 148, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9C948C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 58% green and 54.9% blue (156, 148, 140).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 7% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 10% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Eiffel Tower (#998E83), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#9C948C color codes

HEX	`#9C948C`
RGB	`rgb(156, 148, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 58%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 7%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 10%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 10%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.78, 1.49, 5.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.78, 5.49, 74.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.033, 30.142, 29.094)`
Decimal	`10261644`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C948C, 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 #9C948C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9C948C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	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 #9C948C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c948c; }
.text { color: #9c948c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c948c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 148 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c948c, #9c9c8c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9C948C?: #9C948C is a gray, closest to the named color Eiffel Tower. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C948C?: The RGB value is 156, 148, 140: 156 red, 148 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C948C?: The complementary color is #8C949C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C948C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.