What color is #9C9999?

#9C9999 is a gray, closest to the named color Million Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C9999?

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

What is the complementary color of #9C9999?

The complementary color is #999C9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C9999?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C9999 color

#9C9999 rgb(156, 153, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9C9999 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 1% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 2% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Million Gray (#999999), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.43:1).

#9C9999 color codes

HEX	`#9C9999`
RGB	`rgb(156, 153, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 60%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 1%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 2%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 2%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.47, 1.09, 0.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.47, 1.16, 19.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.85, 32.15, 34.711)`
Decimal	`10262937`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C9999, 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 #9C9999	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9C9999 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.43:1	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 #9C9999 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c9999; }
.text { color: #9c9999; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c9999; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 153 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c9999, #9c9b99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9C9999?: #9C9999 is a gray, closest to the named color Million Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C9999?: The RGB value is 156, 153, 153: 156 red, 153 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C9999?: The complementary color is #999C9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C9999?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.