What color is #9C9986?

#9C9986 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C9986?

The RGB value is 156, 153, 134: 156 red, 153 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C9986?

The complementary color is #86899C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C9986?

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.

#9C9986 color

#9C9986 rgb(156, 153, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9C9986 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 60% green and 52.5% blue (156, 153, 134).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 10% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 14% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Jungle (#999988), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#9C9986 color codes

HEX	`#9C9986`
RGB	`rgb(156, 153, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 60%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 10%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 14%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 14%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.99, -2.3, 10.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.99, 10.64, 102.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.404, 31.572, 27.095)`
Decimal	`10262918`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C9986, 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 #9C9986	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9C9986 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 #9C9986 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c9986; }
.text { color: #9c9986; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c9986; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 153 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c9986, #949c86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9C9986?: #9C9986 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C9986?: The RGB value is 156, 153, 134: 156 red, 153 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C9986?: The complementary color is #86899C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C9986?: 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.