What color is #9F9FA7?

#9F9FA7 is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Ages. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F9FA7?

The RGB value is 159, 159, 167: 159 red, 159 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F9FA7?

The complementary color is #A7A79F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F9FA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F9FA7 color

#9F9FA7 rgb(159, 159, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9F9FA7 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 62.4% green and 65.5% blue (159, 159, 167).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 4% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Dark Ages (#9698A3), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.99:1).

#9F9FA7 color codes

HEX	`#9F9FA7`
RGB	`rgb(159, 159, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 62.4%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 4%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 5%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 5%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.72, 1.56, -4.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.72, 4.43, 290.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.67, 34.957, 41.525)`
Decimal	`10461095`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F9FA7, 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 #9F9FA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9F9FA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.99:1	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 #9F9FA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f9fa7; }
.text { color: #9f9fa7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f9fa7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 159 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f9fa7, #a39fa7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9F9FA7?: #9F9FA7 is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Ages. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F9FA7?: The RGB value is 159, 159, 167: 159 red, 159 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F9FA7?: The complementary color is #A7A79F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F9FA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.