What color is #9D9CAA?

#9D9CAA is a gray, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D9CAA?

The RGB value is 157, 156, 170: 157 red, 156 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D9CAA?

The complementary color is #A9AA9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D9CAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D9CAA color

#9D9CAA rgb(157, 156, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9D9CAA is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 61.2% green and 66.7% blue (157, 156, 170).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 8% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Ash (#9998A7), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.77:1).

#9D9CAA color codes

HEX	`#9D9CAA`
RGB	`rgb(157, 156, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 61.2%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 8%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 8%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 8%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.84, 3.14, -7.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.84, 7.8, 293.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.047, 33.847, 42.815)`
Decimal	`10329258`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D9CAA, 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 #9D9CAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9D9CAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.77:1	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 #9D9CAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d9caa; }
.text { color: #9d9caa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d9caa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 156 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d9caa, #a49caa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9D9CAA?: #9D9CAA is a gray, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D9CAA?: The RGB value is 157, 156, 170: 157 red, 156 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D9CAA?: The complementary color is #A9AA9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D9CAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.