What color is #9C9993?

#9C9993 is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C9993?

The RGB value is 156, 153, 147: 156 red, 153 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C9993?

The complementary color is #93969C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C9993?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C9993 color

#9C9993 rgb(156, 153, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9C9993 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 60% green and 57.6% blue (156, 153, 147).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 4% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 6% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Gateway Gray (#A0A09C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.39:1).

#9C9993 color codes

HEX	`#9C9993`
RGB	`rgb(156, 153, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 60%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 4%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 6%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 6%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.31, -0.03, 3.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.31, 3.53, 90.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.367, 31.957, 32.167)`
Decimal	`10262931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C9993, 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 #9C9993	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9C9993 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.39:1	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 #9C9993 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c9993; }
.text { color: #9c9993; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c9993; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 153 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c9993, #9b9c93); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9C9993?: #9C9993 is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C9993?: The RGB value is 156, 153, 147: 156 red, 153 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C9993?: The complementary color is #93969C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C9993?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.