What color is #9CACA2?

#9CACA2 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CACA2?

The RGB value is 156, 172, 162: 156 red, 172 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CACA2?

The complementary color is #AC9CA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CACA2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CACA2 color

#9CACA2 rgb(156, 172, 162)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9CACA2 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 67.5% green and 63.5% blue (156, 172, 162).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 9% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Air (#A9B4A9), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.84:1).

#9CACA2 color codes

HEX	`#9CACA2`
RGB	`rgb(156, 172, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 67.5%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 9%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 9%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 6%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.88, -7.55, 3.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.88, 8.21, 156.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.983, 39.181, 39.895)`
Decimal	`10267810`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CACA2, 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 #9CACA2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CACA2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.84:1	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 #9CACA2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9caca2; }
.text { color: #9caca2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9caca2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 172 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9caca2, #9cacaa); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9CACA2?: #9CACA2 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CACA2?: The RGB value is 156, 172, 162: 156 red, 172 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CACA2?: The complementary color is #AC9CA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CACA2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.