What color is #9FA190?

#9FA190 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lemongrass. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FA190?

The RGB value is 159, 161, 144: 159 red, 161 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FA190?

The complementary color is #9290A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FA190?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FA190 color

#9FA190 rgb(159, 161, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9FA190 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 63.1% green and 56.5% blue (159, 161, 144).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 8% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Lemongrass (#999A86), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#9FA190 color codes

HEX	`#9FA190`
RGB	`rgb(159, 161, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 63.1%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 8%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 11%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 11%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.65, -3.83, 8.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.65, 9.42, 113.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.076, 34.874, 31.422)`
Decimal	`10461584`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FA190, 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 #9FA190	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FA190 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	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 #9FA190 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fa190; }
.text { color: #9fa190; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fa190; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 161 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fa190, #97a190); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #9FA190?: #9FA190 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lemongrass. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FA190?: The RGB value is 159, 161, 144: 159 red, 161 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FA190?: The complementary color is #9290A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FA190?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.