What color is #9CA098?

#9CA098 is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CA098?

The RGB value is 156, 160, 152: 156 red, 160 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CA098?

The complementary color is #9C98A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CA098?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CA098 color

#9CA098 rgb(156, 160, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9CA098 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 62.7% green and 59.6% blue (156, 160, 152).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 4% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Gateway Gray (#A0A09C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.9:1).

#9CA098 color codes

HEX	`#9CA098`
RGB	`rgb(156, 160, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 62.7%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 4%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 5%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 5%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.34, -2.95, 3.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.34, 4.71, 128.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.948, 34.476, 34.671)`
Decimal	`10264728`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CA098, 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 #9CA098	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CA098 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.9:1	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 #9CA098 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ca098; }
.text { color: #9ca098; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ca098; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 160 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ca098, #98a098); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9CA098?: #9CA098 is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CA098?: The RGB value is 156, 160, 152: 156 red, 160 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CA098?: The complementary color is #9C98A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CA098?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.