What color is #9C9A91?

#9C9A91 is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C9A91?

The RGB value is 156, 154, 145: 156 red, 154 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C9A91?

The complementary color is #91939C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C9A91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C9A91 color

#9C9A91 rgb(156, 154, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9C9A91 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 60.4% green and 56.9% blue (156, 154, 145).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 5% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 7% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Lost Space (#969389), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.44:1).

#9C9A91 color codes

HEX	`#9C9A91`
RGB	`rgb(156, 154, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 60.4%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 5%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 7%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 7%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.53, -0.94, 4.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.53, 5.07, 100.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.376, 32.224, 31.402)`
Decimal	`10263185`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C9A91, 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 #9C9A91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9C9A91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.44:1	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 #9C9A91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c9a91; }
.text { color: #9c9a91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c9a91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 154 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c9a91, #999c91); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9C9A91?: #9C9A91 is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C9A91?: The RGB value is 156, 154, 145: 156 red, 154 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C9A91?: The complementary color is #91939C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C9A91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.