What color is #9CAAA5?

#9CAAA5 is a gray, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CAAA5?

The RGB value is 156, 170, 165: 156 red, 170 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CAAA5?

The complementary color is #AA9CA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CAAA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CAAA5 color

#9CAAA5 rgb(156, 170, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9CAAA5 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 66.7% green and 64.7% blue (156, 170, 165).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 8% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.71:1).

#9CAAA5 color codes

HEX	`#9CAAA5`
RGB	`rgb(156, 170, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 66.7%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 8%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 8%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 3%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.41, -5.89, 0.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.41, 5.96, 171.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.875, 38.534, 41.19)`
Decimal	`10267301`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CAAA5, 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 #9CAAA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CAAA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.71:1	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 #9CAAA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9caaa5; }
.text { color: #9caaa5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9caaa5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 170 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9caaa5, #9ca8aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9CAAA5?: #9CAAA5 is a gray, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CAAA5?: The RGB value is 156, 170, 165: 156 red, 170 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CAAA5?: The complementary color is #AA9CA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CAAA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.