What color is #9CA199?

#9CA199 is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CA199?

The RGB value is 156, 161, 153: 156 red, 161 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CA199?

The complementary color is #9E99A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CA199?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CA199 color

#9CA199 rgb(156, 161, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9CA199 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 63.1% green and 60% blue (156, 161, 153).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 4% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Gateway Gray (#A0A09C), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.97:1).

#9CA199 color codes

HEX	`#9CA199`
RGB	`rgb(156, 161, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 63.1%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 4%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 5%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 5%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.64, -3.31, 3.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.64, 4.85, 133.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.204, 34.857, 35.162)`
Decimal	`10264985`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CA199, 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 #9CA199	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CA199 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.97:1	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 #9CA199 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ca199; }
.text { color: #9ca199; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ca199; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 161 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ca199, #99a19a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9CA199?: #9CA199 is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CA199?: The RGB value is 156, 161, 153: 156 red, 161 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CA199?: The complementary color is #9E99A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CA199?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.