What color is #9FA0AA?

#9FA0AA is a gray, closest to the named color Dusky Mood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FA0AA?

The RGB value is 159, 160, 170: 159 red, 160 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FA0AA?

The complementary color is #AAA99F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FA0AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FA0AA color

#9FA0AA rgb(159, 160, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9FA0AA is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 62.7% green and 66.7% blue (159, 160, 170).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 6% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Dusky Mood (#979BA8), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.08:1).

#9FA0AA color codes

HEX	`#9FA0AA`
RGB	`rgb(159, 160, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 62.7%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 6%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 6%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 6%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.07, 1.61, -5.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.07, 5.54, 286.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.123, 35.415, 43.06)`
Decimal	`10461354`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FA0AA, 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 #9FA0AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FA0AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.08:1	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 #9FA0AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fa0aa; }
.text { color: #9fa0aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fa0aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 160 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fa0aa, #a39faa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9FA0AA?: #9FA0AA is a gray, closest to the named color Dusky Mood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FA0AA?: The RGB value is 159, 160, 170: 159 red, 160 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FA0AA?: The complementary color is #AAA99F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FA0AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.