What color is #9C9F8B?

#9C9F8B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lemongrass. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C9F8B?

The RGB value is 156, 159, 139: 156 red, 159 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C9F8B?

The complementary color is #8E8B9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C9F8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C9F8B color

#9C9F8B rgb(156, 159, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9C9F8B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 62.4% green and 54.5% blue (156, 159, 139).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 9% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Lemongrass (#999A86), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.75:1).

#9C9F8B color codes

HEX	`#9C9F8B`
RGB	`rgb(156, 159, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 62.4%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 9%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 13%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 13%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.75, -4.73, 10.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.75, 11.14, 115.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.768, 33.728, 29.31)`
Decimal	`10264459`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C9F8B, 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 #9C9F8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9C9F8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.75:1	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 #9C9F8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c9f8b; }
.text { color: #9c9f8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c9f8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 159 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c9f8b, #929f8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9C9F8B?: #9C9F8B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lemongrass. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C9F8B?: The RGB value is 156, 159, 139: 156 red, 159 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C9F8B?: The complementary color is #8E8B9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C9F8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.