What color is #9CA5A2?

#9CA5A2 is a gray, closest to the named color Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CA5A2?

The RGB value is 156, 165, 162: 156 red, 165 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CA5A2?

The complementary color is #A59C9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CA5A2?

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.

#9CA5A2 color

#9CA5A2 rgb(156, 165, 162)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9CA5A2 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 64.7% green and 63.5% blue (156, 165, 162).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 5% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Crown of Ash (#A1A9A9), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#9CA5A2 color codes

HEX	`#9CA5A2`
RGB	`rgb(156, 165, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 64.7%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 5%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 5%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 2%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.97, -3.77, 0.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.97, 3.8, 173.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.686, 36.587, 39.463)`
Decimal	`10266018`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CA5A2, 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 #9CA5A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CA5A2 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 #9CA5A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ca5a2; }
.text { color: #9ca5a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ca5a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 165 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ca5a2, #9ca4a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9CA5A2?: #9CA5A2 is a gray, closest to the named color Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CA5A2?: The RGB value is 156, 165, 162: 156 red, 165 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CA5A2?: The complementary color is #A59C9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CA5A2?: 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.