What color is #9F9199?

#9F9199 is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F9199?

The RGB value is 159, 145, 153: 159 red, 145 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F9199?

The complementary color is #919F97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F9199?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F9199 color

#9F9199 rgb(159, 145, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9F9199 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 56.9% green and 60% blue (159, 145, 153).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 7% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 4% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

#9F9199 color codes

HEX	`#9F9199`
RGB	`rgb(159, 145, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 56.9%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 7%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 9%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 4%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.59, 6.66, -2.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.59, 7.06, 340.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.173, 29.922, 34.317)`
Decimal	`10457497`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F9199, 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 #9F9199	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F9199 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	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 #9F9199 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f9199; }
.text { color: #9f9199; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f9199; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 145 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f9199, #9f9192); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9F9199?: #9F9199 is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F9199?: The RGB value is 159, 145, 153: 159 red, 145 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F9199?: The complementary color is #919F97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F9199?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.