What color is #9C9CAC?

#9C9CAC is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C9CAC?

The RGB value is 156, 156, 172: 156 red, 156 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C9CAC?

The complementary color is #ACAC9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C9CAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C9CAC color

#9C9CAC rgb(156, 156, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9C9CAC is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 61.2% green and 67.5% blue (156, 156, 172).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 9% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.76:1).

#9C9CAC color codes

HEX	`#9C9CAC`
RGB	`rgb(156, 156, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 61.2%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 9%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 9%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 9%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.82, 3.21, -8.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.82, 8.9, 291.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.044, 33.823, 43.809)`
Decimal	`10263724`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C9CAC, 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 #9C9CAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9C9CAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.76:1	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 #9C9CAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c9cac; }
.text { color: #9c9cac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c9cac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 156 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c9cac, #a49cac); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9C9CAC?: #9C9CAC is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C9CAC?: The RGB value is 156, 156, 172: 156 red, 156 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C9CAC?: The complementary color is #ACAC9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C9CAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.