What color is #9C989A?

#9C989A is a gray, closest to the named color Flint Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C989A?

The RGB value is 156, 152, 154: 156 red, 152 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C989A?

The complementary color is #989C9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C989A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C989A color

#9C989A rgb(156, 152, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9C989A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 59.6% green and 60.4% blue (156, 152, 154).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 2% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 1% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Flint Rock (#989493), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.37:1).

#9C989A color codes

HEX	`#9C989A`
RGB	`rgb(156, 152, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 59.6%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 2%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 3%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 1%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.23, 1.83, -0.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.23, 1.91, 343.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.77, 31.858, 35.094)`
Decimal	`10262682`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C989A, 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 #9C989A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9C989A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.37:1	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 #9C989A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c989a; }
.text { color: #9c989a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c989a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 152 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c989a, #9c9898); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9C989A?: #9C989A is a gray, closest to the named color Flint Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C989A?: The RGB value is 156, 152, 154: 156 red, 152 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C989A?: The complementary color is #989C9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C989A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.