What color is #9FA4C3?

#9FA4C3 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FA4C3?

The RGB value is 159, 164, 195: 159 red, 164 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FA4C3?

The complementary color is #C3BE9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FA4C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.57:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FA4C3 color

#9FA4C3 rgb(159, 164, 195)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9FA4C3 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 64.3% green and 76.5% blue (159, 164, 195).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 23% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Moon Veil (#8D99B1), a difference of 5.9 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.57:1).

#9FA4C3 color codes

HEX	`#9FA4C3`
RGB	`rgb(159, 164, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 64.3%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 23%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 18%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 16%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.92, 4.75, -16.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.92, 17.13, 286.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.422, 37.861, 56.956)`
Decimal	`10462403`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FA4C3, 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 #9FA4C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FA4C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.57:1	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 #9FA4C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fa4c3; }
.text { color: #9fa4c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fa4c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 164 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fa4c3, #ac9fc3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9FA4C3?: #9FA4C3 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FA4C3?: The RGB value is 159, 164, 195: 159 red, 164 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FA4C3?: The complementary color is #C3BE9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FA4C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.57:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.