What color is #9C969B?

#9C969B is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C969B?

The RGB value is 156, 150, 155: 156 red, 150 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C969B?

The complementary color is #969C97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C969B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C969B color

#9C969B rgb(156, 150, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9C969B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 58.8% green and 60.8% blue (156, 150, 155).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 3% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 1% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Light (#9B959C), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.25:1).

#9C969B color codes

HEX	`#9C969B`
RGB	`rgb(156, 150, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 58.8%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 3%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 4%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 1%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.72, 3.14, -1.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.72, 3.64, 329.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.532, 31.247, 35.427)`
Decimal	`10262171`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C969B, 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 #9C969B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9C969B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.25:1	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 #9C969B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c969b; }
.text { color: #9c969b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c969b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 150 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c969b, #9c9698); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9C969B?: #9C969B is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C969B?: The RGB value is 156, 150, 155: 156 red, 150 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C969B?: The complementary color is #969C97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C969B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.