What color is #9CA2AE?

#9CA2AE 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 #9CA2AE?

The RGB value is 156, 162, 174: 156 red, 162 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CA2AE?

The complementary color is #AEA89C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CA2AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CA2AE color

#9CA2AE rgb(156, 162, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9CA2AE is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 63.5% green and 68.2% blue (156, 162, 174).

Its hue angle is 220°, 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 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.19:1).

#9CA2AE color codes

HEX	`#9CA2AE`
RGB	`rgb(156, 162, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 63.5%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 10%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 10%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 7%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.49, 0.3, -6.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.49, 6.94, 272.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.269, 35.964, 45.173)`
Decimal	`10265262`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CA2AE, 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 #9CA2AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CA2AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.19:1	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 #9CA2AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ca2ae; }
.text { color: #9ca2ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ca2ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 162 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ca2ae, #9f9cae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9CA2AE?: #9CA2AE 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 #9CA2AE?: The RGB value is 156, 162, 174: 156 red, 162 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CA2AE?: The complementary color is #AEA89C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CA2AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.