What color is #9C9EA3?

#9C9EA3 is a gray, closest to the named color Walrus. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C9EA3?

The RGB value is 156, 158, 163: 156 red, 158 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C9EA3?

The complementary color is #A3A19C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C9EA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C9EA3 color

#9C9EA3 rgb(156, 158, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9C9EA3 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 62% green and 63.9% blue (156, 158, 163).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 4% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Walrus (#999B9B), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.83:1).

#9C9EA3 color codes

HEX	`#9C9EA3`
RGB	`rgb(156, 158, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 62%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 4%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 4%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 3%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.09, 0.26, -2.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.09, 2.86, 275.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.547, 34.166, 39.523)`
Decimal	`10264227`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C9EA3, 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 #9C9EA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9C9EA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.83:1	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 #9C9EA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c9ea3; }
.text { color: #9c9ea3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c9ea3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 158 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c9ea3, #9e9ca3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9C9EA3?: #9C9EA3 is a gray, closest to the named color Walrus. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C9EA3?: The RGB value is 156, 158, 163: 156 red, 158 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C9EA3?: The complementary color is #A3A19C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C9EA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.