What color is #9FA090?

#9FA090 is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FA090?

The RGB value is 159, 160, 144: 159 red, 160 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FA090?

The complementary color is #9190A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FA090?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FA090 color

#9FA090 rgb(159, 160, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9FA090 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 62.7% green and 56.5% blue (159, 160, 144).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 8% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Jungle (#999988), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.91:1).

#9FA090 color codes

HEX	`#9FA090`
RGB	`rgb(159, 160, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 62.7%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 8%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 10%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 10%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.38, -3.29, 8.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.38, 8.86, 111.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.902, 34.526, 31.364)`
Decimal	`10461328`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FA090, 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 #9FA090	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FA090 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.91:1	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 #9FA090 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fa090; }
.text { color: #9fa090; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fa090; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 160 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fa090, #97a090); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #9FA090?: #9FA090 is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FA090?: The RGB value is 159, 160, 144: 159 red, 160 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FA090?: The complementary color is #9190A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FA090?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.