What color is #9CA8AD?

#9CA8AD is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CA8AD?

The RGB value is 156, 168, 173: 156 red, 168 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CA8AD?

The complementary color is #ADA19C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CA8AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CA8AD color

#9CA8AD rgb(156, 168, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9CA8AD is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 65.9% green and 67.8% blue (156, 168, 173).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 9% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Crown of Ash (#A1A9A9), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.62:1).

#9CA8AD color codes

HEX	`#9CA8AD`
RGB	`rgb(156, 168, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 65.9%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 9%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 10%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 3%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.09, -3.2, -4.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.09, 5.14, 231.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.254, 38.09, 45.022)`
Decimal	`10266797`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CA8AD, 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 #9CA8AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CA8AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.62:1	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 #9CA8AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ca8ad; }
.text { color: #9ca8ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ca8ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 168 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ca8ad, #9c9fad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9CA8AD?: #9CA8AD is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CA8AD?: The RGB value is 156, 168, 173: 156 red, 168 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CA8AD?: The complementary color is #ADA19C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CA8AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.