What color is #9C9BA8?

#9C9BA8 is a gray, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C9BA8?

The RGB value is 156, 155, 168: 156 red, 155 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C9BA8?

The complementary color is #A7A89B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C9BA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C9BA8 color

#9C9BA8 rgb(156, 155, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9C9BA8 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 60.8% green and 65.9% blue (156, 155, 168).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 7% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Ash (#9998A7), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.67:1).

#9C9BA8 color codes

HEX	`#9C9BA8`
RGB	`rgb(156, 155, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 60.8%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 7%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 8%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 8%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.43, 2.94, -6.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.43, 7.25, 293.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.498, 33.338, 41.761)`
Decimal	`10263464`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C9BA8, 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 #9C9BA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9C9BA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.67:1	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 #9C9BA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c9ba8; }
.text { color: #9c9ba8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c9ba8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 155 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c9ba8, #a39ba8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9C9BA8?: #9C9BA8 is a gray, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C9BA8?: The RGB value is 156, 155, 168: 156 red, 155 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C9BA8?: The complementary color is #A7A89B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C9BA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.