What color is #9FA0B2?

#9FA0B2 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 #9FA0B2?

The RGB value is 159, 160, 178: 159 red, 160 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FA0B2?

The complementary color is #B2B19F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FA0B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FA0B2 color

#9FA0B2 rgb(159, 160, 178)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9FA0B2 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 62.7% green and 69.8% blue (159, 160, 178).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 11% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.15:1).

#9FA0B2 color codes

HEX	`#9FA0B2`
RGB	`rgb(159, 160, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 62.7%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 11%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 11%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 10%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.31, 3.26, -9.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.31, 9.97, 289.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.903, 35.727, 47.168)`
Decimal	`10461362`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FA0B2, 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 #9FA0B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FA0B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.15:1	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 #9FA0B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fa0b2; }
.text { color: #9fa0b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fa0b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 160 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fa0b2, #a89fb2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9FA0B2?: #9FA0B2 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 #9FA0B2?: The RGB value is 159, 160, 178: 159 red, 160 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FA0B2?: The complementary color is #B2B19F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FA0B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.