What color is #9DA59F?

#9DA59F is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9DA59F?

The RGB value is 157, 165, 159: 157 red, 165 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9DA59F?

The complementary color is #A59DA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9DA59F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9DA59F color

#9DA59F rgb(157, 165, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9DA59F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 64.7% green and 62.4% blue (157, 165, 159).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 4% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Pigeon (#A9AFAA), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.32:1).

#9DA59F color codes

HEX	`#9DA59F`
RGB	`rgb(157, 165, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 64.7%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 4%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 5%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 4%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.96, -4, 2.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.96, 4.53, 152.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.617, 36.581, 38.084)`
Decimal	`10331551`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9DA59F, 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 #9DA59F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9DA59F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.32:1	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 #9DA59F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9da59f; }
.text { color: #9da59f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9da59f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 165 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9da59f, #9da5a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9DA59F?: #9DA59F is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9DA59F?: The RGB value is 157, 165, 159: 157 red, 165 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9DA59F?: The complementary color is #A59DA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9DA59F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.