What color is #9F95A6?

#9F95A6 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F95A6?

The RGB value is 159, 149, 166: 159 red, 149 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F95A6?

The complementary color is #9CA695, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F95A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F95A6 color

#9F95A6 rgb(159, 149, 166)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9F95A6 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 58.4% green and 65.1% blue (159, 149, 166).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 9% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.32:1).

#9F95A6 color codes

HEX	`#9F95A6`
RGB	`rgb(159, 149, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 58.4%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 9%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 10%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 10%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.03, 6.94, -7.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.03, 10.27, 312.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.927, 31.619, 40.49)`
Decimal	`10458534`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F95A6, 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 #9F95A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9F95A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.32:1	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 #9F95A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f95a6; }
.text { color: #9f95a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f95a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 149 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f95a6, #a695a5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9F95A6?: #9F95A6 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F95A6?: The RGB value is 159, 149, 166: 159 red, 149 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F95A6?: The complementary color is #9CA695, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F95A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.