What color is #9F8E96?

#9F8E96 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F8E96?

The RGB value is 159, 142, 150: 159 red, 142 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F8E96?

The complementary color is #8E9F97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F8E96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F8E96 color

#9F8E96 rgb(159, 142, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9F8E96 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 55.7% green and 58.8% blue (159, 142, 150).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 8% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 6% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.78:1).

#9F8E96 color codes

HEX	`#9F8E96`
RGB	`rgb(159, 142, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 55.7%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 8%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 11%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 6%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.71, 7.79, -1.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.71, 8.02, 346.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.476, 28.919, 32.878)`
Decimal	`10456726`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F8E96, 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 #9F8E96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F8E96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.78:1	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 #9F8E96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f8e96; }
.text { color: #9f8e96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f8e96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 142 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f8e96, #9f8f8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9F8E96?: #9F8E96 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F8E96?: The RGB value is 159, 142, 150: 159 red, 142 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F8E96?: The complementary color is #8E9F97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F8E96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.