What color is #9CAEA5?

#9CAEA5 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CAEA5?

The RGB value is 156, 174, 165: 156 red, 174 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CAEA5?

The complementary color is #AE9CA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CAEA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.01:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CAEA5 color

#9CAEA5 rgb(156, 174, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9CAEA5 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 68.2% green and 64.7% blue (156, 174, 165).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 10% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Air (#A9B4A9), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.01:1).

#9CAEA5 color codes

HEX	`#9CAEA5`
RGB	`rgb(156, 174, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 68.2%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 10%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 10%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 5%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.51, -8.03, 2.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.51, 8.41, 162.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.636, 40.056, 41.444)`
Decimal	`10268325`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CAEA5, 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 #9CAEA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CAEA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.01:1	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 #9CAEA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9caea5; }
.text { color: #9caea5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9caea5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 174 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9caea5, #9caeae); }

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Questions

What color is #9CAEA5?: #9CAEA5 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CAEA5?: The RGB value is 156, 174, 165: 156 red, 174 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CAEA5?: The complementary color is #AE9CA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CAEA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.01:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.