What color is #9CA899?

#9CA899 is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CA899?

The RGB value is 156, 168, 153: 156 red, 168 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CA899?

The complementary color is #A599A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CA899?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.47:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CA899 color

#9CA899 rgb(156, 168, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9CA899 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 65.9% green and 60% blue (156, 168, 153).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 8% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Moorland (#A6AB9B), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.47:1).

#9CA899 color codes

HEX	`#9CA899`
RGB	`rgb(156, 168, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 65.9%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 8%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 9%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 9%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.56, -7.1, 6.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.56, 9.5, 138.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.462, 37.373, 35.582)`
Decimal	`10266777`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CA899, 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 #9CA899	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CA899 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.47:1	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 #9CA899 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ca899; }
.text { color: #9ca899; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ca899; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 168 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ca899, #99a89d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9CA899?: #9CA899 is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CA899?: The RGB value is 156, 168, 153: 156 red, 168 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CA899?: The complementary color is #A599A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CA899?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.47:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.