What color is #9C9CAF?

#9C9CAF 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 #9C9CAF?

The RGB value is 156, 156, 175: 156 red, 156 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C9CAF?

The complementary color is #AFAF9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C9CAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C9CAF color

#9C9CAF rgb(156, 156, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9C9CAF is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 61.2% green and 68.6% blue (156, 156, 175).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 11% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.79:1).

#9C9CAF color codes

HEX	`#9C9CAF`
RGB	`rgb(156, 156, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 61.2%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 11%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 11%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 11%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.91, 3.84, -9.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.91, 10.57, 291.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.335, 33.94, 45.344)`
Decimal	`10263727`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C9CAF, 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 #9C9CAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9C9CAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.79:1	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 #9C9CAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c9caf; }
.text { color: #9c9caf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c9caf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 156 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c9caf, #a69caf); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9C9CAF?: #9C9CAF 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 #9C9CAF?: The RGB value is 156, 156, 175: 156 red, 156 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C9CAF?: The complementary color is #AFAF9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C9CAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.