What color is #9FA5A2?

#9FA5A2 is a gray, closest to the named color Silent Film. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FA5A2?

The RGB value is 159, 165, 162: 159 red, 165 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FA5A2?

The complementary color is #A59FA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FA5A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.38:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FA5A2 color

#9FA5A2 rgb(159, 165, 162)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9FA5A2 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 64.7% green and 63.5% blue (159, 165, 162).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 3% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Silent Film (#9FA5A5), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.38:1).

#9FA5A2 color codes

HEX	`#9FA5A2`
RGB	`rgb(159, 165, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 64.7%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 3%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 4%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 2%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.19, -2.71, 0.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.19, 2.83, 163.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.274, 36.89, 39.49)`
Decimal	`10462626`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FA5A2, 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 #9FA5A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FA5A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.38:1	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 #9FA5A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fa5a2; }
.text { color: #9fa5a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fa5a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 165 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fa5a2, #9fa5a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9FA5A2?: #9FA5A2 is a gray, closest to the named color Silent Film. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FA5A2?: The RGB value is 159, 165, 162: 159 red, 165 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FA5A2?: The complementary color is #A59FA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FA5A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.38:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.