What color is #9FA0BD?

#9FA0BD is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FA0BD?

The RGB value is 159, 160, 189: 159 red, 160 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FA0BD?

The complementary color is #BDBC9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FA0BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FA0BD color

#9FA0BD rgb(159, 160, 189)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9FA0BD is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 62.7% green and 74.1% blue (159, 160, 189).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 19% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.24:1).

#9FA0BD color codes

HEX	`#9FA0BD`
RGB	`rgb(159, 160, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 62.7%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 19%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 16%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 15%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.66, 5.64, -15.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.66, 16.05, 290.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.052, 36.186, 53.22)`
Decimal	`10461373`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FA0BD, 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 #9FA0BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FA0BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.24:1	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 #9FA0BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fa0bd; }
.text { color: #9fa0bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fa0bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 160 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fa0bd, #ad9fbd); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9FA0BD?: #9FA0BD is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FA0BD?: The RGB value is 159, 160, 189: 159 red, 160 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FA0BD?: The complementary color is #BDBC9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FA0BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.