What color is #9F90A3?

#9F90A3 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F90A3?

The RGB value is 159, 144, 163: 159 red, 144 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F90A3?

The complementary color is #94A390, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F90A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F90A3 color

#9F90A3 rgb(159, 144, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9F90A3 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 56.5% green and 63.9% blue (159, 144, 163).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 9% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.99:1).

#9F90A3 color codes

HEX	`#9F90A3`
RGB	`rgb(159, 144, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 56.5%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 9%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 12%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 12%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.62, 9.16, -7.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.62, 12.14, 319)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.881, 29.962, 38.8)`
Decimal	`10457251`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F90A3, 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 #9F90A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F90A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.99:1	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 #9F90A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f90a3; }
.text { color: #9f90a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f90a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 144 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f90a3, #a3909d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9F90A3?: #9F90A3 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F90A3?: The RGB value is 159, 144, 163: 159 red, 144 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F90A3?: The complementary color is #94A390, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F90A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.