What color is #9F939E?

#9F939E is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F939E?

The RGB value is 159, 147, 158: 159 red, 147 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F939E?

The complementary color is #939F94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F939E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F939E color

#9F939E rgb(159, 147, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9F939E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 57.6% green and 62% blue (159, 147, 158).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 6% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 1% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.14:1).

#9F939E color codes

HEX	`#9F939E`
RGB	`rgb(159, 147, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 57.6%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 6%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 8%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 1%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.26, 6.49, -4.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.26, 7.72, 327.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.902, 30.707, 36.64)`
Decimal	`10458014`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F939E, 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 #9F939E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9F939E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.14:1	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 #9F939E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f939e; }
.text { color: #9f939e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f939e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 147 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f939e, #9f9398); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9F939E?: #9F939E is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F939E?: The RGB value is 159, 147, 158: 159 red, 147 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F939E?: The complementary color is #939F94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F939E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.