What color is #9CA3A2?

#9CA3A2 is a gray, closest to the named color Silent Film. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CA3A2?

The RGB value is 156, 163, 162: 156 red, 163 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CA3A2?

The complementary color is #A39C9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CA3A2?

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.

#9CA3A2 color

#9CA3A2 rgb(156, 163, 162)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9CA3A2 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 63.9% green and 63.5% blue (156, 163, 162).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 4% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Silent Film (#9FA5A5), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#9CA3A2 color codes

HEX	`#9CA3A2`
RGB	`rgb(156, 163, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 63.9%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 4%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 4%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 1%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.42, -2.68, -0.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.42, 2.7, 187.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.328, 35.871, 39.343)`
Decimal	`10265506`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CA3A2, 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 #9CA3A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CA3A2 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 #9CA3A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ca3a2; }
.text { color: #9ca3a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ca3a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 163 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ca3a2, #9ca1a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9CA3A2?: #9CA3A2 is a gray, closest to the named color Silent Film. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CA3A2?: The RGB value is 156, 163, 162: 156 red, 163 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CA3A2?: The complementary color is #A39C9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CA3A2?: 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.