What color is #9CAC9C?

#9CAC9C is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CAC9C?

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

What is the complementary color of #9CAC9C?

The complementary color is #AC9CAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CAC9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CAC9C color

#9CAC9C rgb(156, 172, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9CAC9C is a light, grayish green.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 9% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.79:1).

#9CAC9C color codes

HEX	`#9CAC9C`
RGB	`rgb(156, 172, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 67.5%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 9%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 9%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 9%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.73, -8.68, 6.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.73, 10.75, 143.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.462, 38.973, 37.153)`
Decimal	`10267804`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CAC9C, 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 #9CAC9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CAC9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.79:1	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 #9CAC9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cac9c; }
.text { color: #9cac9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cac9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 172 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cac9c, #9caca4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9CAC9C?: #9CAC9C is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CAC9C?: The RGB value is 156, 172, 156: 156 red, 172 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CAC9C?: The complementary color is #AC9CAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CAC9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.