What color is #9CAEAC?

#9CAEAC 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 #9CAEAC?

The RGB value is 156, 174, 172: 156 red, 174 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CAEAC?

The complementary color is #AE9C9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CAEAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.06:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CAEAC color

#9CAEAC rgb(156, 174, 172)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 68.2% green and 67.5% blue (156, 174, 172).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 10% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.06:1).

#9CAEAC color codes

HEX	`#9CAEAC`
RGB	`rgb(156, 174, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 68.2%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 10%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 10%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 1%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.7, -6.64, -1.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.7, 6.73, 189.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.291, 40.318, 44.892)`
Decimal	`10268332`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CAEAC, 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 #9CAEAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CAEAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.06:1	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 #9CAEAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9caeac; }
.text { color: #9caeac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9caeac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 174 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9caeac, #9ca7ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9CAEAC?: #9CAEAC 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 #9CAEAC?: The RGB value is 156, 174, 172: 156 red, 174 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CAEAC?: The complementary color is #AE9C9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CAEAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.06:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.