What color is #9FA693?

#9FA693 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FA693?

The RGB value is 159, 166, 147: 159 red, 166 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FA693?

The complementary color is #9A93A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FA693?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FA693 color

#9FA693 rgb(159, 166, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9FA693 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 65.1% green and 57.6% blue (159, 166, 147).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 10% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Moorland (#A6AB9B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.35:1).

#9FA693 color codes

HEX	`#9FA693`
RGB	`rgb(159, 166, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 65.1%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 10%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 11%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 11%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.09, -6.01, 8.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.09, 10.82, 123.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.2, 36.75, 32.942)`
Decimal	`10462867`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FA693, 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 #9FA693	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FA693 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.35:1	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 #9FA693 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fa693; }
.text { color: #9fa693; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fa693; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 166 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fa693, #95a693); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9FA693?: #9FA693 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FA693?: The RGB value is 159, 166, 147: 159 red, 166 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FA693?: The complementary color is #9A93A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FA693?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.