What color is #9E9FA9?

#9E9FA9 is a gray, closest to the named color Dusky Mood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E9FA9?

The RGB value is 158, 159, 169: 158 red, 159 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E9FA9?

The complementary color is #A9A89E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E9FA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E9FA9 color

#9E9FA9 rgb(158, 159, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9E9FA9 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 62.4% green and 66.3% blue (158, 159, 169).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 6% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Dusky Mood (#979BA8), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.99:1).

#9E9FA9 color codes

HEX	`#9E9FA9`
RGB	`rgb(158, 159, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 62.4%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 6%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 7%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 6%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.69, 1.62, -5.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.69, 5.55, 286.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.659, 34.93, 42.497)`
Decimal	`10395561`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E9FA9, 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 #9E9FA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9E9FA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.99:1	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 #9E9FA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e9fa9; }
.text { color: #9e9fa9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e9fa9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 159 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e9fa9, #a39ea9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9E9FA9?: #9E9FA9 is a gray, closest to the named color Dusky Mood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E9FA9?: The RGB value is 158, 159, 169: 158 red, 159 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E9FA9?: The complementary color is #A9A89E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E9FA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.