What color is #9C96A1?

#9C96A1 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C96A1?

The RGB value is 156, 150, 161: 156 red, 150 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C96A1?

The complementary color is #9BA196, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C96A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C96A1 color

#9C96A1 rgb(156, 150, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9C96A1 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 58.8% green and 63.1% blue (156, 150, 161).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 6% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Light (#9B959C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.29:1).

#9C96A1 color codes

HEX	`#9C96A1`
RGB	`rgb(156, 150, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 58.8%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 6%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 7%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 7%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.89, 4.31, -4.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.89, 6.59, 310.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.049, 31.454, 38.147)`
Decimal	`10262177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C96A1, 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 #9C96A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9C96A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.29:1	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 #9C96A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c96a1; }
.text { color: #9c96a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c96a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 150 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c96a1, #a196a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9C96A1?: #9C96A1 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C96A1?: The RGB value is 156, 150, 161: 156 red, 150 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C96A1?: The complementary color is #9BA196, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C96A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.