What color is #9F9AA3?

#9F9AA3 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F9AA3?

The RGB value is 159, 154, 163: 159 red, 154 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F9AA3?

The complementary color is #9EA39A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F9AA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.63:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F9AA3 color

#9F9AA3 rgb(159, 154, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9F9AA3 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 60.4% green and 63.9% blue (159, 154, 163).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 5% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Light (#9B959C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.63:1).

#9F9AA3 color codes

HEX	`#9F9AA3`
RGB	`rgb(159, 154, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 60.4%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 5%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 6%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 6%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.26, 3.54, -4.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.26, 5.38, 311.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.463, 33.127, 39.327)`
Decimal	`10459811`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F9AA3, 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 #9F9AA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9F9AA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.63:1	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 #9F9AA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f9aa3; }
.text { color: #9f9aa3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f9aa3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 154 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f9aa3, #a39aa3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9F9AA3?: #9F9AA3 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F9AA3?: The RGB value is 159, 154, 163: 159 red, 154 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F9AA3?: The complementary color is #9EA39A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F9AA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.63:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.