What color is #9FA49B?

#9FA49B is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FA49B?

The RGB value is 159, 164, 155: 159 red, 164 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FA49B?

The complementary color is #A09BA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FA49B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.26:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FA49B color

#9FA49B rgb(159, 164, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9FA49B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 64.3% green and 60.8% blue (159, 164, 155).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 5% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Moorland (#A6AB9B), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.26:1).

#9FA49B color codes

HEX	`#9FA49B`
RGB	`rgb(159, 164, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 64.3%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 5%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 5%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 5%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.74, -3.49, 4.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.74, 5.34, 130.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.489, 36.288, 36.244)`
Decimal	`10462363`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FA49B, 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 #9FA49B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FA49B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.26:1	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 #9FA49B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fa49b; }
.text { color: #9fa49b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fa49b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 164 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fa49b, #9ba49b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9FA49B?: #9FA49B is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FA49B?: The RGB value is 159, 164, 155: 159 red, 164 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FA49B?: The complementary color is #A09BA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FA49B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.26:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.