What color is #9CA9A5?

#9CA9A5 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 #9CA9A5?

The RGB value is 156, 169, 165: 156 red, 169 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CA9A5?

The complementary color is #A99CA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CA9A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CA9A5 color

#9CA9A5 rgb(156, 169, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9CA9A5 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 66.3% green and 64.7% blue (156, 169, 165).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 7% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Crown of Ash (#A1A9A9), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.63:1).

#9CA9A5 color codes

HEX	`#9CA9A5`
RGB	`rgb(156, 169, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 66.3%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 7%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 8%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 2%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.14, -5.35, 0.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.14, 5.37, 174.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.688, 38.16, 41.128)`
Decimal	`10267045`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CA9A5, 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 #9CA9A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CA9A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.63:1	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 #9CA9A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ca9a5; }
.text { color: #9ca9a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ca9a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 169 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ca9a5, #9ca7a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9CA9A5?: #9CA9A5 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 #9CA9A5?: The RGB value is 156, 169, 165: 156 red, 169 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CA9A5?: The complementary color is #A99CA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CA9A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.