What color is #9FA194?

#9FA194 is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FA194?

The RGB value is 159, 161, 148: 159 red, 161 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FA194?

The complementary color is #9694A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FA194?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FA194 color

#9FA194 rgb(159, 161, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9FA194 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 63.1% green and 58% blue (159, 161, 148).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 6% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Jungle (#999988), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8:1).

#9FA194 color codes

HEX	`#9FA194`
RGB	`rgb(159, 161, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 63.1%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 6%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 8%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 8%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.75, -3.13, 6.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.75, 7.23, 115.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.387, 34.999, 33.06)`
Decimal	`10461588`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FA194, 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 #9FA194	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FA194 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8:1	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 #9FA194 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fa194; }
.text { color: #9fa194; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fa194; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 161 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fa194, #99a194); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #9FA194?: #9FA194 is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FA194?: The RGB value is 159, 161, 148: 159 red, 161 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FA194?: The complementary color is #9694A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FA194?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.