What color is #9C9F9B?

#9C9F9B is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C9F9B?

The RGB value is 156, 159, 155: 156 red, 159 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C9F9B?

The complementary color is #9E9B9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C9F9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C9F9B color

#9C9F9B rgb(156, 159, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9C9F9B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 62.4% green and 60.8% blue (156, 159, 155).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 2% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Gateway Gray (#A0A09C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.85:1).

#9C9F9B color codes

HEX	`#9C9F9B`
RGB	`rgb(156, 159, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 62.4%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 2%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 3%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 3%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.15, -1.84, 1.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.15, 2.51, 137.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.024, 34.231, 35.924)`
Decimal	`10264475`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C9F9B, 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 #9C9F9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9C9F9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.85:1	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 #9C9F9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c9f9b; }
.text { color: #9c9f9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c9f9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 159 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c9f9b, #9b9f9c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9C9F9B?: #9C9F9B is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C9F9B?: The RGB value is 156, 159, 155: 156 red, 159 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C9F9B?: The complementary color is #9E9B9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C9F9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.