What color is #9F999D?

#9F999D is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F999D?

The RGB value is 159, 153, 157: 159 red, 153 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F999D?

The complementary color is #999F9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F999D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F999D color

#9F999D rgb(159, 153, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9F999D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 60% green and 61.6% blue (159, 153, 157).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 3% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 1% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Walkway (#A3999C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.52:1).

#9F999D color codes

HEX	`#9F999D`
RGB	`rgb(159, 153, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 60%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 3%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 4%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 1%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.83, 2.94, -1.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.83, 3.22, 335.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.774, 32.588, 36.508)`
Decimal	`10459549`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F999D, 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 #9F999D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9F999D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.52:1	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 #9F999D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f999d; }
.text { color: #9f999d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f999d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 153 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f999d, #9f999a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9F999D?: #9F999D is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F999D?: The RGB value is 159, 153, 157: 159 red, 153 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F999D?: The complementary color is #999F9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F999D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.