What color is #9F938F?

#9F938F is a gray, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F938F?

The RGB value is 159, 147, 143: 159 red, 147 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F938F?

The complementary color is #8F9B9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F938F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F938F color

#9F938F rgb(159, 147, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9F938F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 57.6% green and 56.1% blue (159, 147, 143).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 8% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 10% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Metal (#9B8B84), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#9F938F color codes

HEX	`#9F938F`
RGB	`rgb(159, 147, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 57.6%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 8%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 10%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 10%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.85, 3.71, 3.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.85, 5.25, 45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.689, 30.222, 30.251)`
Decimal	`10457999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F938F, 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 #9F938F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9F938F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	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 #9F938F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f938f; }
.text { color: #9f938f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f938f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 147 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f938f, #9f9b8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9F938F?: #9F938F is a gray, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F938F?: The RGB value is 159, 147, 143: 159 red, 147 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F938F?: The complementary color is #8F9B9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F938F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.