What color is #9F818F?

#9F818F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F818F?

The RGB value is 159, 129, 143: 159 red, 129 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F818F?

The complementary color is #819F91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F818F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F818F color

#9F818F rgb(159, 129, 143)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9F818F is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 50.6% green and 56.1% blue (159, 129, 143).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 14% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 10% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#9F818F color codes

HEX	`#9F818F`
RGB	`rgb(159, 129, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 50.6%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 14%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 19%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 10%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.13, 13.9, -3.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.13, 14.26, 347.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.106, 25.055, 29.39)`
Decimal	`10453391`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F818F, 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 #9F818F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F818F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	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 #9F818F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f818f; }
.text { color: #9f818f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f818f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 129 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f818f, #9f8281); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #9F818F?: #9F818F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F818F?: The RGB value is 159, 129, 143: 159 red, 129 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F818F?: The complementary color is #819F91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F818F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.