What color is #9CA59C?

#9CA59C is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CA59C?

The RGB value is 156, 165, 156: 156 red, 165 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CA59C?

The complementary color is #A59CA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CA59C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CA59C color

#9CA59C rgb(156, 165, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9CA59C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 64.7% green and 61.2% blue (156, 165, 156).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 5% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Moorland (#A6AB9B), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.28:1).

#9CA59C color codes

HEX	`#9CA59C`
RGB	`rgb(156, 165, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 64.7%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 5%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 5%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 5%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.81, -4.92, 3.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.81, 6.08, 144.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.165, 36.378, 36.721)`
Decimal	`10266012`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CA59C, 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 #9CA59C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CA59C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.28:1	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 #9CA59C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ca59c; }
.text { color: #9ca59c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ca59c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 165 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ca59c, #9ca5a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9CA59C?: #9CA59C is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CA59C?: The RGB value is 156, 165, 156: 156 red, 165 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CA59C?: The complementary color is #A59CA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CA59C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.