What color is #9F98AC?

#9F98AC is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F98AC?

The RGB value is 159, 152, 172: 159 red, 152 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F98AC?

The complementary color is #A5AC98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F98AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F98AC color

#9F98AC rgb(159, 152, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9F98AC is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 59.6% green and 67.5% blue (159, 152, 172).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 11% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#9F98AC color codes

HEX	`#9F98AC`
RGB	`rgb(159, 152, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 59.6%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 11%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 12%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 12%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64, 6.48, -9.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64, 11.49, 304.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.971, 32.806, 43.617)`
Decimal	`10459308`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F98AC, 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 #9F98AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9F98AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	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 #9F98AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f98ac; }
.text { color: #9f98ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f98ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 152 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f98ac, #a998ac); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9F98AC?: #9F98AC is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F98AC?: The RGB value is 159, 152, 172: 159 red, 152 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F98AC?: The complementary color is #A5AC98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F98AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.