What color is #9FA5A5?

#9FA5A5 is a gray known as Silent Film. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Silent Film?

The RGB value is 159, 165, 165: 159 red, 165 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Silent Film?

The complementary color is #A59F9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FA5A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.4:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Silent Film color: hex code #9FA5A5

#9FA5A5 rgb(159, 165, 165)

Shades of gray

Silent Film has the hex code #9FA5A5. It is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 64.7% green and 64.7% blue (159, 165, 165).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 3% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.4:1).

Silent Film (#9FA5A5) color codes

HEX	`#9FA5A5`
RGB	`rgb(159, 165, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 64.7%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 3%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 4%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.28, -2.13, -0.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.28, 2.25, 199.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.543, 36.998, 40.911)`
Decimal	`10462629`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Silent Film, 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 #9FA5A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FA5A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.4:1	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 #9FA5A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fa5a5; }
.text { color: #9fa5a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fa5a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 165 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fa5a5, #9fa2a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #9FA5A5 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #9FA5A5?: #9FA5A5 is a gray known as Silent Film. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Silent Film?: The RGB value is 159, 165, 165: 159 red, 165 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Silent Film?: The complementary color is #A59F9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FA5A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.4:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.