What color is #9CA4AC?

#9CA4AC is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CA4AC?

The RGB value is 156, 164, 172: 156 red, 164 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CA4AC?

The complementary color is #ACA49C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CA4AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CA4AC color

#9CA4AC rgb(156, 164, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9CA4AC is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 64.3% green and 67.5% blue (156, 164, 172).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 9% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Happy Cement (#979EA1), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.32:1).

#9CA4AC color codes

HEX	`#9CA4AC`
RGB	`rgb(156, 164, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 64.3%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 9%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 9%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 5%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.97, -1.22, -5.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.97, 5.25, 256.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.431, 36.597, 44.272)`
Decimal	`10265772`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CA4AC, 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 #9CA4AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CA4AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.32:1	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 #9CA4AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ca4ac; }
.text { color: #9ca4ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ca4ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 164 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ca4ac, #9c9cac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9CA4AC?: #9CA4AC is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CA4AC?: The RGB value is 156, 164, 172: 156 red, 164 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CA4AC?: The complementary color is #ACA49C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CA4AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.