What color is #9F8C8F?

#9F8C8F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F8C8F?

The RGB value is 159, 140, 143: 159 red, 140 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F8C8F?

The complementary color is #8C9F9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F8C8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F8C8F color

#9F8C8F rgb(159, 140, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9F8C8F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 54.9% green and 56.1% blue (159, 140, 143).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 9% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 10% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#9F8C8F color codes

HEX	`#9F8C8F`
RGB	`rgb(159, 140, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 54.9%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 9%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 12%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 10%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.99, 7.65, 1.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.99, 7.71, 7.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.634, 28.111, 29.899)`
Decimal	`10456207`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F8C8F, 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 #9F8C8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F8C8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	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 #9F8C8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f8c8f; }
.text { color: #9f8c8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f8c8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 140 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f8c8f, #9f938c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #9F8C8F?: #9F8C8F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F8C8F?: The RGB value is 159, 140, 143: 159 red, 140 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F8C8F?: The complementary color is #8C9F9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F8C8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.