What color is #9C9496?

#9C9496 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C9496?

The RGB value is 156, 148, 150: 156 red, 148 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C9496?

The complementary color is #949C9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C9496?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C9496 color

#9C9496 rgb(156, 148, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9C9496 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 58% green and 58.8% blue (156, 148, 150).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 4% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 4% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Walkway (#A3999C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#9C9496 color codes

HEX	`#9C9496`
RGB	`rgb(156, 148, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 58%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 4%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 5%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 4%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.04, 3.31, 0)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.04, 3.31, 359.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.804, 30.45, 33.156)`
Decimal	`10261654`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C9496, 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 #9C9496	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9C9496 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	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 #9C9496 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c9496; }
.text { color: #9c9496; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c9496; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 148 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c9496, #9c9694); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9C9496?: #9C9496 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C9496?: The RGB value is 156, 148, 150: 156 red, 148 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C9496?: The complementary color is #949C9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C9496?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.