What color is #9F8F9D?

#9F8F9D is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F8F9D?

The RGB value is 159, 143, 157: 159 red, 143 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F8F9D?

The complementary color is #8F9F91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F8F9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F8F9D color

#9F8F9D rgb(159, 143, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9F8F9D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 56.1% green and 61.6% blue (159, 143, 157).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 8% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 1% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.89:1).

#9F8F9D color codes

HEX	`#9F8F9D`
RGB	`rgb(159, 143, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 56.1%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 8%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 10%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 1%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.18, 8.55, -5.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.18, 10.01, 328.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.206, 29.451, 35.985)`
Decimal	`10456989`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F8F9D, 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 #9F8F9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F8F9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.89:1	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 #9F8F9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f8f9d; }
.text { color: #9f8f9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f8f9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 143 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f8f9d, #9f8f95); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #9F8F9D?: #9F8F9D is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F8F9D?: The RGB value is 159, 143, 157: 159 red, 143 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F8F9D?: The complementary color is #8F9F91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F8F9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.