What color is #9CACB7?

#9CACB7 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost in Time. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CACB7?

The RGB value is 156, 172, 183: 156 red, 172 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CACB7?

The complementary color is #B7A79C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CACB7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CACB7 color

#9CACB7 rgb(156, 172, 183)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9CACB7 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 67.5% green and 71.8% blue (156, 172, 183).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 16% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Lost in Time (#9FAFBD), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9:1).

#9CACB7 color codes

HEX	`#9CACB7`
RGB	`rgb(156, 172, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 67.5%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 16%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 15%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 6%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.46, -3.27, -7.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.46, 8.2, 246.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.008, 39.991, 50.56)`
Decimal	`10267831`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CACB7, 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 #9CACB7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CACB7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9:1	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 #9CACB7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cacb7; }
.text { color: #9cacb7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cacb7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 172 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cacb7, #9c9fb7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9CACB7?: #9CACB7 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost in Time. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CACB7?: The RGB value is 156, 172, 183: 156 red, 172 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CACB7?: The complementary color is #B7A79C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CACB7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.