What color is #9F9EAF?

#9F9EAF 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 #9F9EAF?

The RGB value is 159, 158, 175: 159 red, 158 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F9EAF?

The complementary color is #AEAF9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F9EAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.98:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F9EAF color

#9F9EAF rgb(159, 158, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9F9EAF is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 62% green and 68.6% blue (159, 158, 175).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 10% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.98:1).

#9F9EAF color codes

HEX	`#9F9EAF`
RGB	`rgb(159, 158, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 62%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 10%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 10%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 10%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.69, 3.75, -8.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.69, 9.45, 293.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.261, 34.92, 45.484)`
Decimal	`10460847`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F9EAF, 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 #9F9EAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9F9EAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.98:1	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 #9F9EAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f9eaf; }
.text { color: #9f9eaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f9eaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 158 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f9eaf, #a89eaf); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9F9EAF?: #9F9EAF 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 #9F9EAF?: The RGB value is 159, 158, 175: 159 red, 158 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F9EAF?: The complementary color is #AEAF9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F9EAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.98:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.