What color is #9FA09A?

#9FA09A is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FA09A?

The RGB value is 159, 160, 154: 159 red, 160 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FA09A?

The complementary color is #9B9AA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FA09A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FA09A color

#9FA09A rgb(159, 160, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9FA09A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 62.7% green and 60.4% blue (159, 160, 154).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 3% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Gateway Gray (#A0A09C), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.97:1).

#9FA09A color codes

HEX	`#9FA09A`
RGB	`rgb(159, 160, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 62.7%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 3%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 4%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 4%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.63, -1.49, 3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.63, 3.35, 116.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.701, 34.846, 35.569)`
Decimal	`10461338`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FA09A, 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 #9FA09A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FA09A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.97:1	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 #9FA09A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fa09a; }
.text { color: #9fa09a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fa09a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 160 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fa09a, #9ca09a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9FA09A?: #9FA09A is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FA09A?: The RGB value is 159, 160, 154: 159 red, 160 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FA09A?: The complementary color is #9B9AA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FA09A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.