What color is #9CA495?

#9CA495 is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CA495?

The RGB value is 156, 164, 149: 156 red, 164 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CA495?

The complementary color is #9D95A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CA495?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CA495 color

#9CA495 rgb(156, 164, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9CA495 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 64.3% green and 58.4% blue (156, 164, 149).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 8% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Moorland (#A6AB9B), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.16:1).

#9CA495 color codes

HEX	`#9CA495`
RGB	`rgb(156, 164, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 64.3%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 8%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 9%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 9%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.36, -5.68, 6.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.36, 8.86, 129.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.41, 35.789, 33.628)`
Decimal	`10265749`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CA495, 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 #9CA495	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CA495 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	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 #9CA495 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ca495; }
.text { color: #9ca495; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ca495; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 164 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ca495, #95a496); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9CA495?: #9CA495 is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CA495?: The RGB value is 156, 164, 149: 156 red, 164 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CA495?: The complementary color is #9D95A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CA495?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.