What color is #9C9891?

#9C9891 is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C9891?

The RGB value is 156, 152, 145: 156 red, 152 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C9891?

The complementary color is #91959C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C9891?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C9891 color

#9C9891 rgb(156, 152, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9C9891 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 59.6% green and 56.9% blue (156, 152, 145).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 5% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 7% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Lost Space (#969389), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#9C9891 color codes

HEX	`#9C9891`
RGB	`rgb(156, 152, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 59.6%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 5%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 7%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 7%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.99, 0.16, 4.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.99, 4.2, 87.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.049, 31.569, 31.293)`
Decimal	`10262673`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C9891, 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 #9C9891	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9C9891 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	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 #9C9891 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c9891; }
.text { color: #9c9891; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c9891; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 152 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c9891, #9b9c91); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #9C9891?: #9C9891 is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C9891?: The RGB value is 156, 152, 145: 156 red, 152 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C9891?: The complementary color is #91959C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C9891?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.