What color is #9CACAF?

#9CACAF 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 #9CACAF?

The RGB value is 156, 172, 175: 156 red, 172 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CACAF?

The complementary color is #AF9F9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CACAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CACAF color

#9CACAF rgb(156, 172, 175)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 67.5% green and 68.6% blue (156, 172, 175).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 11% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.93:1).

#9CACAF color codes

HEX	`#9CACAF`
RGB	`rgb(156, 172, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 67.5%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 11%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 11%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 2%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.23, -4.95, -3.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.23, 6.03, 214.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.199, 39.667, 46.299)`
Decimal	`10267823`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CACAF, 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 #9CACAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CACAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.93:1	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 #9CACAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cacaf; }
.text { color: #9cacaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cacaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 172 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cacaf, #9ca3af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9CACAF?: #9CACAF 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 #9CACAF?: The RGB value is 156, 172, 175: 156 red, 172 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CACAF?: The complementary color is #AF9F9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CACAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.