What color is #9CA59D?

#9CA59D is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CA59D?

The RGB value is 156, 165, 157: 156 red, 165 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CA59D?

The complementary color is #A59CA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CA59D?

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.

#9CA59D color

#9CA59D rgb(156, 165, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9CA59D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 64.7% green and 61.6% blue (156, 165, 157).

Its hue angle is 127°, 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 Pigeon (#A9AFAA), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#9CA59D color codes

HEX	`#9CA59D`
RGB	`rgb(156, 165, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 64.7%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 5%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 5%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 5%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.83, -4.73, 3.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.83, 5.63, 147.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.25, 36.412, 37.168)`
Decimal	`10266013`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CA59D, 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 #9CA59D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CA59D 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 #9CA59D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ca59d; }
.text { color: #9ca59d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ca59d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 165 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ca59d, #9ca5a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9CA59D?: #9CA59D is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CA59D?: The RGB value is 156, 165, 157: 156 red, 165 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CA59D?: The complementary color is #A59CA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CA59D?: 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.