What color is #9C9B90?

#9C9B90 is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C9B90?

The RGB value is 156, 155, 144: 156 red, 155 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C9B90?

The complementary color is #90919C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C9B90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C9B90 color

#9C9B90 rgb(156, 155, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9C9B90 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 60.8% green and 56.5% blue (156, 155, 144).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 6% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 8% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Lost Space (#969389), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.5:1).

#9C9B90 color codes

HEX	`#9C9B90`
RGB	`rgb(156, 155, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 60.8%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 6%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 8%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 8%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.77, -1.67, 5.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.77, 6.13, 105.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.465, 32.524, 31.053)`
Decimal	`10263440`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C9B90, 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 #9C9B90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9C9B90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.5:1	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 #9C9B90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c9b90; }
.text { color: #9c9b90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c9b90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 155 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c9b90, #979c90); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #9C9B90?: #9C9B90 is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C9B90?: The RGB value is 156, 155, 144: 156 red, 155 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C9B90?: The complementary color is #90919C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C9B90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.