All About Color #9CA197

#9CA197

About #9CA197

#9CA197 is a light gray color with the hex code #9CA197. In RGB it is red 156, green 161, blue 151; in HSL it is hue 90°, saturation 5%, lightness 61%; in CMYK it is 3%, 0%, 6%, 37%. Its contrast ratio is 2.64:1 on white and 7.96:1 on black.

#9CA197 Color Conversion

Hex triplet9C, A1, 97
CMYK3.11%, 0.00%, 6.21%, 36.86%
RGB Decimal156, 161, 151
HSL90°, 5%, 61%
RGB Octal234, 241, 227
HSV (HSB)90.00°, 6.21%, 63.14%
RGB Binary10011100, 10100001, 10010111
CIE-L*AB65.59, -3.68, 4.58
RGB Percent61.18%, 63.14%, 59.22%
CIE-L*CH65.59, 5.87, 128.82
XYZ32.04, 34.79, 34.30
CIE-L*UV65.59, -2.31, 7.16
xyY0.32, 0.34, 34.79
Hunter-Lab58.98, -6.26, 6.81
RYB59.22%, 63.14%, 61.18%

Color Accessibility Scores

#9CA197 on a dark background: contrast 7.96:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#9CA197 on a light background: contrast 2.64:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #9CA197, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#9CA197 · #C9CCC7 · #6E7368 · #9C97A1 · #C9C7CC

Analogous palette

#A19C97 · #A1A197 · #9CA197 · #97A197 · #97A19C

Triadic palette

#9CA197 · #979CA1 · #A1979C · #C9CCC7 · #C7C9CC

Tetradic palette

#9CA197 · #97A1A1 · #9C97A1 · #A19797 · #6E7368

Monochromatic palette

#4F534B · #757B6F · #9CA197 · #C2C5BF · #E8E9E7

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