What color is #9CACAD?

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

What is the RGB value of #9CACAD?

The RGB value is 156, 172, 173: 156 red, 172 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CACAD?

The complementary color is #AD9D9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CACAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CACAD color

#9CACAD rgb(156, 172, 173)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 67.5% green and 67.8% blue (156, 172, 173).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 9% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.92:1).

#9CACAD color codes

HEX	`#9CACAD`
RGB	`rgb(156, 172, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 67.5%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 9%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 10%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 1%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.18, -5.36, -2.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.18, 5.88, 204.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.004, 39.59, 45.272)`
Decimal	`10267821`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CACAD, 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 #9CACAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CACAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.92:1	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 #9CACAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cacad; }
.text { color: #9cacad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cacad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 172 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cacad, #9ca4ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9CACAD?: #9CACAD is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CACAD?: The RGB value is 156, 172, 173: 156 red, 172 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CACAD?: The complementary color is #AD9D9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CACAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.