What color is #9F9490?

#9F9490 is a gray, closest to the named color Flint Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F9490?

The RGB value is 159, 148, 144: 159 red, 148 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F9490?

The complementary color is #909B9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F9490?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F9490 color

#9F9490 rgb(159, 148, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9F9490 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 58% green and 56.5% blue (159, 148, 144).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 7% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 9% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Flint Rock (#989493), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.11:1).

#9F9490 color codes

HEX	`#9F9490`
RGB	`rgb(159, 148, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 58%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 7%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 9%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 9%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.14, 3.33, 3.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.14, 4.88, 46.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.922, 30.565, 30.703)`
Decimal	`10458256`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F9490, 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 #9F9490	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9F9490 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	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 #9F9490 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f9490; }
.text { color: #9f9490; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f9490; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 148 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f9490, #9f9c90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9F9490?: #9F9490 is a gray, closest to the named color Flint Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F9490?: The RGB value is 159, 148, 144: 159 red, 148 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F9490?: The complementary color is #909B9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F9490?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.