What color is #9F939F?

#9F939F is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F939F?

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

What is the complementary color of #9F939F?

The complementary color is #939F93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F939F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F939F color

#9F939F rgb(159, 147, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9F939F is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 6% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.15:1).

#9F939F color codes

HEX	`#9F939F`
RGB	`rgb(159, 147, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 57.6%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 6%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 8%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.29, 6.68, -4.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.29, 8.17, 324.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.989, 30.742, 37.095)`
Decimal	`10458015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F939F, 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 #9F939F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9F939F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.15:1	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 #9F939F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f939f; }
.text { color: #9f939f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f939f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 147 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f939f, #9f9399); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9F939F?: #9F939F is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F939F?: The RGB value is 159, 147, 159: 159 red, 147 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F939F?: The complementary color is #939F93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F939F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.