What color is #9FA4AD?

#9FA4AD is a gray, closest to the named color Dusky Mood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FA4AD?

The RGB value is 159, 164, 173: 159 red, 164 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FA4AD?

The complementary color is #ADA89F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FA4AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FA4AD color

#9FA4AD rgb(159, 164, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9FA4AD is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 64.3% green and 67.8% blue (159, 164, 173).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 8% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Dusky Mood (#979BA8), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.39:1).

#9FA4AD color codes

HEX	`#9FA4AD`
RGB	`rgb(159, 164, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 64.3%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 8%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 8%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 5%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.23, 0.02, -5.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.23, 5.26, 270.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.115, 36.939, 44.807)`
Decimal	`10462381`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FA4AD, 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 #9FA4AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FA4AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.39:1	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 #9FA4AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fa4ad; }
.text { color: #9fa4ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fa4ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 164 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fa4ad, #a19fad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9FA4AD?: #9FA4AD is a gray, closest to the named color Dusky Mood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FA4AD?: The RGB value is 159, 164, 173: 159 red, 164 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FA4AD?: The complementary color is #ADA89F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FA4AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.