What color is #9CA2AB?

#9CA2AB is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Dusky Mood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CA2AB?

The RGB value is 156, 162, 171: 156 red, 162 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CA2AB?

The complementary color is #ABA59C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CA2AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CA2AB color

#9CA2AB rgb(156, 162, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9CA2AB is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 63.5% green and 67.1% blue (156, 162, 171).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 8% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Dusky Mood (#979BA8), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.17:1).

#9CA2AB color codes

HEX	`#9CA2AB`
RGB	`rgb(156, 162, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 63.5%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 8%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 9%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 5%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.4, -0.32, -5.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.4, 5.4, 266.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.98, 35.849, 43.649)`
Decimal	`10265259`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CA2AB, 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 #9CA2AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CA2AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	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 #9CA2AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ca2ab; }
.text { color: #9ca2ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ca2ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 162 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ca2ab, #9e9cab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9CA2AB?: #9CA2AB is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Dusky Mood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CA2AB?: The RGB value is 156, 162, 171: 156 red, 162 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CA2AB?: The complementary color is #ABA59C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CA2AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.