What color is #9F8C9A?

#9F8C9A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F8C9A?

The RGB value is 159, 140, 154: 159 red, 140 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F8C9A?

The complementary color is #8C9F91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F8C9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F8C9A color

#9F8C9A rgb(159, 140, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9F8C9A is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 54.9% green and 60.4% blue (159, 140, 154).

Its hue angle is 316°, with 9% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 3% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.69:1).

#9F8C9A color codes

HEX	`#9F8C9A`
RGB	`rgb(159, 140, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 54.9%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(316, 9%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(316, 12%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 3%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.3, 9.67, -4.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.3, 10.8, 333.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.508, 28.461, 34.505)`
Decimal	`10456218`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F8C9A, 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 #9F8C9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F8C9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	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 #9F8C9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f8c9a; }
.text { color: #9f8c9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f8c9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 140 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f8c9a, #9f8c90); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #9F8C9A?: #9F8C9A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F8C9A?: The RGB value is 159, 140, 154: 159 red, 140 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F8C9A?: The complementary color is #8C9F91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F8C9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.