What color is #9F919D?

#9F919D is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F919D?

The RGB value is 159, 145, 157: 159 red, 145 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F919D?

The complementary color is #919F93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F919D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F919D color

#9F919D rgb(159, 145, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9F919D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 56.9% green and 61.6% blue (159, 145, 157).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 7% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 1% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.01:1).

#9F919D color codes

HEX	`#9F919D`
RGB	`rgb(159, 145, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 56.9%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 7%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 9%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 1%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.7, 7.42, -4.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.7, 8.64, 329.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.508, 30.056, 36.086)`
Decimal	`10457501`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F919D, 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 #9F919D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9F919D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	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 #9F919D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f919d; }
.text { color: #9f919d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f919d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 145 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f919d, #9f9196); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9F919D?: #9F919D is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F919D?: The RGB value is 159, 145, 157: 159 red, 145 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F919D?: The complementary color is #919F93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F919D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.