What color is #9C9798?

#9C9798 is a gray, closest to the named color Flint Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C9798?

The RGB value is 156, 151, 152: 156 red, 151 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C9798?

The complementary color is #979C9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C9798?

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.

#9C9798 color

#9C9798 rgb(156, 151, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9C9798 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 59.2% green and 59.6% blue (156, 151, 152).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 2% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 3% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Flint Rock (#989493), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#9C9798 color codes

HEX	`#9C9798`
RGB	`rgb(156, 151, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 59.2%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 2%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 3%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 3%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.9, 2.01, 0.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.9, 2.02, 3.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.444, 31.468, 34.17)`
Decimal	`10262424`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C9798, 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 #9C9798	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9C9798 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 #9C9798 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c9798; }
.text { color: #9c9798; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c9798; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 151 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c9798, #9c9997); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9C9798?: #9C9798 is a gray, closest to the named color Flint Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C9798?: The RGB value is 156, 151, 152: 156 red, 151 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C9798?: The complementary color is #979C9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C9798?: 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.