What color is #9D9FAD?

#9D9FAD is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusky Mood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D9FAD?

The RGB value is 157, 159, 173: 157 red, 159 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D9FAD?

The complementary color is #ADAB9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D9FAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D9FAD color

#9D9FAD rgb(157, 159, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9D9FAD is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 62.4% green and 67.8% blue (157, 159, 173).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 9% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Dusky Mood (#979BA8), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8:1).

#9D9FAD color codes

HEX	`#9D9FAD`
RGB	`rgb(157, 159, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 62.4%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 9%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 9%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 8%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.73, 2.09, -7.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.73, 7.78, 285.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.844, 34.981, 44.496)`
Decimal	`10330029`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D9FAD, 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 #9D9FAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9D9FAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8:1	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 #9D9FAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d9fad; }
.text { color: #9d9fad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d9fad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 159 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d9fad, #a39dad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9D9FAD?: #9D9FAD is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusky Mood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D9FAD?: The RGB value is 157, 159, 173: 157 red, 159 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D9FAD?: The complementary color is #ADAB9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D9FAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.