What color is #9FA3B2?

#9FA3B2 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusky Mood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FA3B2?

The RGB value is 159, 163, 178: 159 red, 163 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FA3B2?

The complementary color is #B2AE9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FA3B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.36:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FA3B2 color

#9FA3B2 rgb(159, 163, 178)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9FA3B2 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 63.9% green and 69.8% blue (159, 163, 178).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 11% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Dusky Mood (#979BA8), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.36:1).

#9FA3B2 color codes

HEX	`#9FA3B2`
RGB	`rgb(159, 163, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 63.9%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 11%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 11%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 8%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.11, 1.6, -8.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.11, 8.38, 281.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.429, 36.779, 47.343)`
Decimal	`10462130`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FA3B2, 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 #9FA3B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FA3B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.36:1	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 #9FA3B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fa3b2; }
.text { color: #9fa3b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fa3b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 163 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fa3b2, #a59fb2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9FA3B2?: #9FA3B2 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusky Mood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FA3B2?: The RGB value is 159, 163, 178: 159 red, 163 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FA3B2?: The complementary color is #B2AE9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FA3B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.36:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.