What color is #9DA7A8?

#9DA7A8 is a gray, closest to the named color Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9DA7A8?

The RGB value is 157, 167, 168: 157 red, 167 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9DA7A8?

The complementary color is #A89E9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9DA7A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9DA7A8 color

#9DA7A8 rgb(157, 167, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9DA7A8 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 65.5% green and 65.9% blue (157, 167, 168).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 6% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Crown of Ash (#A1A9A9), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.53:1).

#9DA7A8 color codes

HEX	`#9DA7A8`
RGB	`rgb(157, 167, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 65.5%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 6%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 7%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 1%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.75, -3.32, -1.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.75, 3.75, 207.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.79, 37.632, 42.469)`
Decimal	`10332072`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9DA7A8, 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 #9DA7A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9DA7A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.53:1	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 #9DA7A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9da7a8; }
.text { color: #9da7a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9da7a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 167 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9da7a8, #9da2a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9DA7A8?: #9DA7A8 is a gray, closest to the named color Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9DA7A8?: The RGB value is 157, 167, 168: 157 red, 167 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9DA7A8?: The complementary color is #A89E9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9DA7A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.