What color is #9FA39A?

#9FA39A is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FA39A?

The RGB value is 159, 163, 154: 159 red, 163 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FA39A?

The complementary color is #9E9AA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FA39A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FA39A color

#9FA39A rgb(159, 163, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9FA39A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 63.9% green and 60.4% blue (159, 163, 154).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 5% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Gateway Gray (#A0A09C), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.18:1).

#9FA39A color codes

HEX	`#9FA39A`
RGB	`rgb(159, 163, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 63.9%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 5%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 6%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 6%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.44, -3.13, 4.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.44, 5.22, 126.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.227, 35.898, 35.744)`
Decimal	`10462106`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FA39A, 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 #9FA39A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FA39A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.18:1	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 #9FA39A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fa39a; }
.text { color: #9fa39a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fa39a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 163 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fa39a, #9ba39a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9FA39A?: #9FA39A is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FA39A?: The RGB value is 159, 163, 154: 159 red, 163 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FA39A?: The complementary color is #9E9AA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FA39A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.