What color is #9C999C?

#9C999C is a gray, closest to the named color Million Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C999C?

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

What is the complementary color of #9C999C?

The complementary color is #999C99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C999C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C999C color

#9C999C rgb(156, 153, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9C999C is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 1% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Million Gray (#999999), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.45:1).

#9C999C color codes

HEX	`#9C999C`
RGB	`rgb(156, 153, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 60%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 1%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 2%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.55, 1.66, -1.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.55, 2.04, 324.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.101, 32.251, 36.033)`
Decimal	`10262940`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C999C, 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 #9C999C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9C999C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.45:1	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 #9C999C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c999c; }
.text { color: #9c999c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c999c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 153 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c999c, #9c999b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9C999C?: #9C999C is a gray, closest to the named color Million Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C999C?: The RGB value is 156, 153, 156: 156 red, 153 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C999C?: The complementary color is #999C99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C999C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.