What color is #9CAAAC?

#9CAAAC 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 #9CAAAC?

The RGB value is 156, 170, 172: 156 red, 170 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CAAAC?

The complementary color is #AC9E9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CAAAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CAAAC color

#9CAAAC rgb(156, 170, 172)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 66.7% green and 67.5% blue (156, 170, 172).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 9% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Crown of Ash (#A1A9A9), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.76:1).

#9CAAAC color codes

HEX	`#9CAAAC`
RGB	`rgb(156, 170, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 66.7%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 9%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 9%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 1%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.6, -4.49, -2.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.6, 5.24, 211.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.53, 38.795, 44.638)`
Decimal	`10267308`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CAAAC, 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 #9CAAAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CAAAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.76:1	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 #9CAAAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9caaac; }
.text { color: #9caaac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9caaac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 170 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9caaac, #9ca2ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9CAAAC?: #9CAAAC 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 #9CAAAC?: The RGB value is 156, 170, 172: 156 red, 170 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CAAAC?: The complementary color is #AC9E9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CAAAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.