What color is #9CA697?

#9CA697 is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CA697?

The RGB value is 156, 166, 151: 156 red, 166 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CA697?

The complementary color is #A197A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CA697?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CA697 color

#9CA697 rgb(156, 166, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9CA697 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 65.1% green and 59.2% blue (156, 166, 151).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 8% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Moorland (#A6AB9B), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.31:1).

#9CA697 color codes

HEX	`#9CA697`
RGB	`rgb(156, 166, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 65.1%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 8%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 9%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 9%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.96, -6.39, 6.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.96, 9.16, 134.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.931, 36.575, 34.597)`
Decimal	`10266263`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CA697, 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 #9CA697	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CA697 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.31:1	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 #9CA697 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ca697; }
.text { color: #9ca697; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ca697; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 166 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ca697, #97a69a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9CA697?: #9CA697 is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CA697?: The RGB value is 156, 166, 151: 156 red, 166 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CA697?: The complementary color is #A197A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CA697?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.