What color is #9FA3A1?

#9FA3A1 is a gray, closest to the named color Silent Film. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FA3A1?

The RGB value is 159, 163, 161: 159 red, 163 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FA3A1?

The complementary color is #A39FA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FA3A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.23:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FA3A1 color

#9FA3A1 rgb(159, 163, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9FA3A1 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 63.9% green and 63.1% blue (159, 163, 161).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 2% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Silent Film (#9FA5A5), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.23:1).

#9FA3A1 color codes

HEX	`#9FA3A1`
RGB	`rgb(159, 163, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 63.9%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 2%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 2%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 1%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.63, -1.81, 0.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.63, 1.89, 163.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.827, 36.138, 38.905)`
Decimal	`10462113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FA3A1, 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 #9FA3A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FA3A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.23:1	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 #9FA3A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fa3a1; }
.text { color: #9fa3a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fa3a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 163 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fa3a1, #9fa3a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9FA3A1?: #9FA3A1 is a gray, closest to the named color Silent Film. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FA3A1?: The RGB value is 159, 163, 161: 159 red, 163 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FA3A1?: The complementary color is #A39FA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FA3A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.23:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.