What color is #9CA1AE?

#9CA1AE is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusky Mood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CA1AE?

The RGB value is 156, 161, 174: 156 red, 161 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CA1AE?

The complementary color is #AEA99C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CA1AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CA1AE color

#9CA1AE rgb(156, 161, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9CA1AE is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 63.1% green and 68.2% blue (156, 161, 174).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 10% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Dusky Mood (#979BA8), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.12:1).

#9CA1AE color codes

HEX	`#9CA1AE`
RGB	`rgb(156, 161, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 63.1%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 10%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 10%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 7%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.22, 0.85, -7.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.22, 7.39, 276.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.094, 35.613, 45.114)`
Decimal	`10265006`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CA1AE, 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 #9CA1AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CA1AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.12:1	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 #9CA1AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ca1ae; }
.text { color: #9ca1ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ca1ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 161 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ca1ae, #a09cae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9CA1AE?: #9CA1AE is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusky Mood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CA1AE?: The RGB value is 156, 161, 174: 156 red, 161 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CA1AE?: The complementary color is #AEA99C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CA1AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.