What color is #9CA9AD?

#9CA9AD is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CA9AD?

The RGB value is 156, 169, 173: 156 red, 169 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CA9AD?

The complementary color is #ADA09C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CA9AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CA9AD color

#9CA9AD rgb(156, 169, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9CA9AD is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 66.3% green and 67.8% blue (156, 169, 173).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 9% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Crown of Ash (#A1A9A9), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.69:1).

#9CA9AD color codes

HEX	`#9CA9AD`
RGB	`rgb(156, 169, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 66.3%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 9%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 10%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 2%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.36, -3.74, -3.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.36, 5.21, 224.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.439, 38.46, 45.084)`
Decimal	`10267053`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CA9AD, 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 #9CA9AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CA9AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.69:1	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 #9CA9AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ca9ad; }
.text { color: #9ca9ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ca9ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 169 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ca9ad, #9ca0ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9CA9AD?: #9CA9AD is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CA9AD?: The RGB value is 156, 169, 173: 156 red, 169 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CA9AD?: The complementary color is #ADA09C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CA9AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.