What color is #9C9F9D?

#9C9F9D is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C9F9D?

The RGB value is 156, 159, 157: 156 red, 159 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C9F9D?

The complementary color is #9F9C9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C9F9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C9F9D color

#9C9F9D rgb(156, 159, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9C9F9D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 62.4% green and 61.6% blue (156, 159, 157).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 2% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Gateway Gray (#A0A09C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.86:1).

#9C9F9D color codes

HEX	`#9C9F9D`
RGB	`rgb(156, 159, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 62.4%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 2%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 2%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 1%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.2, -1.46, 0.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.2, 1.6, 155.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.193, 34.298, 36.816)`
Decimal	`10264477`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C9F9D, 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 #9C9F9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9C9F9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.86:1	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 #9C9F9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c9f9d; }
.text { color: #9c9f9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c9f9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 159 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c9f9d, #9c9f9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9C9F9D?: #9C9F9D is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C9F9D?: The RGB value is 156, 159, 157: 156 red, 159 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C9F9D?: The complementary color is #9F9C9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C9F9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.