What color is #9CA090?

#9CA090 is a gray, closest to the named color Lemongrass. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CA090?

The RGB value is 156, 160, 144: 156 red, 160 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CA090?

The complementary color is #9490A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CA090?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.84:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CA090 color

#9CA090 rgb(156, 160, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9CA090 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 62.7% green and 56.5% blue (156, 160, 144).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 8% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Lemongrass (#999A86), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.84:1).

#9CA090 color codes

HEX	`#9CA090`
RGB	`rgb(156, 160, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 62.7%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 8%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 10%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 10%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.14, -4.41, 7.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.14, 9, 119.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.314, 34.223, 31.336)`
Decimal	`10264720`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CA090, 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 #9CA090	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CA090 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.84:1	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 #9CA090 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ca090; }
.text { color: #9ca090; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ca090; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 160 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ca090, #94a090); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9CA090?: #9CA090 is a gray, closest to the named color Lemongrass. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CA090?: The RGB value is 156, 160, 144: 156 red, 160 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CA090?: The complementary color is #9490A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CA090?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.84:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.