What color is #9F9CAE?

#9F9CAE is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F9CAE?

The RGB value is 159, 156, 174: 159 red, 156 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F9CAE?

The complementary color is #ABAE9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F9CAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.84:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F9CAE color

#9F9CAE rgb(159, 156, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9F9CAE is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 61.2% green and 68.2% blue (159, 156, 174).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 10% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.84:1).

#9F9CAE color codes

HEX	`#9F9CAE`
RGB	`rgb(159, 156, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 61.2%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 10%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 10%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 10%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.12, 4.65, -8.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.12, 10.09, 297.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.825, 34.204, 44.856)`
Decimal	`10460334`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F9CAE, 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 #9F9CAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9F9CAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.84:1	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 #9F9CAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f9cae; }
.text { color: #9f9cae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f9cae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 156 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f9cae, #a89cae); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9F9CAE?: #9F9CAE is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F9CAE?: The RGB value is 159, 156, 174: 159 red, 156 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F9CAE?: The complementary color is #ABAE9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F9CAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.84:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.