#9C909C

Accessibility

6.88:1

Vs white / black

3.05:1 · 6.88:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#9c909c

RGB

rgb(156, 144, 156)

RGBA

rgba(156, 144, 156, 1)

HSL

hsl(300, 6%, 59%)

HSLA

hsla(300, 6%, 59%, 1)

HSV

hsv(300, 8%, 61%)

LAB

lab(61.15% 6.7 -4.72)

LCH

lch(61.15% 8.2 324.84)

OKLAB

oklab(0.6676 0.0184 -0.0125)

OKLCH

oklch(0.6676 0.0222 325.81)

XYZ

xyz(29.68, 29.41, 35.56)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8%, 0%, 39%)

CSS

color: #9c909c;

CSS variable

--color-9c909c: #9c909c;

SCSS

$color-9c909c: #9c909c;

JavaScript

const color = "#9c909c";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#9c909c";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#9c909c" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#9c909c", "rgb": { "r": 156, "g": 144, "b": 156 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.6676 0.0222 325.81)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#9c909c-1: #9c909c;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

zinc-400

Very different · ΔE 7.42 · #A1A1AA

Nearest CSS named color

DarkGray

Very different · ΔE 11.09 · #A9A9A9

Nearest Material color

grey-500

Very different · ΔE 9.49 · #9E9E9E

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 16.37 · #6C757D

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50fdf1fd 100efe4ef 200dbd0db 300c5b9c5 400a99da9 5008d828d 600766c77 700605660 80049404a 900342c35 950201720

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f7f6f7 efedef e6e3e6 dedade d6d1d6 cec8ce c5bec5 bdb5bd b5acb5 ada3ad a499a4 9c909c 8f848f 827882 756c75 686068 5b545b 4e484e 413c41 343034 272427 1a181a 0d0c0d

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f7f6f7 efedef e6e3e6 dedade d6d1d6 cec8ce c5bec5 bdb5bd b5acb5 ada3ad a499a4

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

8f848f 827882 756c75 686068 5b545b 4e484e 413c41 343034 272427 1a181a 0d0c0d

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

9a8f9a 978d97 958c95 938b93 908990 8e888e 8c878c 898589 878487 858385 828182

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#9C909CStop 1 #909D90Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#96909DStop 1 #9C909CStop 2 #9D9096Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#9C909CStop 1 #9D9D90Stop 2 #909D9DStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#9C909CStop 1 #969D90Stop 2 #909D96Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#363036Stop 1 #5F545FStop 2 #877887Stop 3 #ABA0ABStop 4 #CFC9CFStop 5

Using this color

Where #9c909c works

#9C909C (#9c909c) sits in the grey family at about 300° hue, 6% saturation, and 59% lightness. Contrast is 3.05:1 on white and 6.88:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: zinc-400 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
large titles on light backgrounds (WCAG AA Large)
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #9c909c as small body text on white — 3.05:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.

Family context: Neutrality, balance, and modernity. Essential for UI chrome, typography, and systems. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Grey range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Material You Neutral#938F99 System Gray#8E8E93 Tailwind zinc 400#A1A1AA Web Safe #999999#999999 Material Grey 500#9E9E9E Tailwind neutral 400#A3A3A3 Tailwind stone 400#A8A29E Tailwind gray 400#9CA3AF Material Brown 300#A1887F DarkGray#A9A9A9 Gray#808080 Fill Tertiary#787880

Where #9c909c works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents

large titles on light backgrounds (WCAG AA Large)

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #9c909c as small body text on white — 3.05:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.