What color is #9CACA8?

#9CACA8 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CACA8?

The RGB value is 156, 172, 168: 156 red, 172 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CACA8?

The complementary color is #AC9CA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CACA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.88:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CACA8 color

#9CACA8 rgb(156, 172, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9CACA8 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 67.5% green and 65.9% blue (156, 172, 168).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 9% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.88:1).

#9CACA8 color codes

HEX	`#9CACA8`
RGB	`rgb(156, 172, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 67.5%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 9%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 9%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 2%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.04, -6.37, 0.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.04, 6.37, 178.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.529, 39.4, 42.771)`
Decimal	`10267816`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CACA8, 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 #9CACA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CACA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.88:1	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 #9CACA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9caca8; }
.text { color: #9caca8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9caca8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 172 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9caca8, #9ca8ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9CACA8?: #9CACA8 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CACA8?: The RGB value is 156, 172, 168: 156 red, 172 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CACA8?: The complementary color is #AC9CA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CACA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.88:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.