What color is #9CA4A0?

#9CA4A0 is a gray, closest to the named color Silent Film. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CA4A0?

The RGB value is 156, 164, 160: 156 red, 164 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CA4A0?

The complementary color is #A49CA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CA4A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.23:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CA4A0 color

#9CA4A0 rgb(156, 164, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9CA4A0 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 64.3% green and 62.7% blue (156, 164, 160).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 4% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Silent Film (#9FA5A5), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.23:1).

#9CA4A0 color codes

HEX	`#9CA4A0`
RGB	`rgb(156, 164, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 64.3%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 4%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 5%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 2%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.64, -3.62, 1.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.64, 3.78, 163.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.33, 36.157, 38.474)`
Decimal	`10265760`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CA4A0, 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 #9CA4A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CA4A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.23:1	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 #9CA4A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ca4a0; }
.text { color: #9ca4a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ca4a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 164 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ca4a0, #9ca4a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9CA4A0?: #9CA4A0 is a gray, closest to the named color Silent Film. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CA4A0?: The RGB value is 156, 164, 160: 156 red, 164 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CA4A0?: The complementary color is #A49CA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CA4A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.23:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.