What color is #9FA69A?

#9FA69A is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FA69A?

The RGB value is 159, 166, 154: 159 red, 166 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FA69A?

The complementary color is #A19AA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FA69A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.4:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FA69A color

#9FA69A rgb(159, 166, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9FA69A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 65.1% green and 60.4% blue (159, 166, 154).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 6% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% 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 8.4:1).

#9FA69A color codes

HEX	`#9FA69A`
RGB	`rgb(159, 166, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 65.1%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 6%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 7%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 7%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.26, -4.76, 5.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.26, 7.16, 131.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.766, 36.976, 35.924)`
Decimal	`10462874`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FA69A, 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 #9FA69A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FA69A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.4:1	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 #9FA69A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fa69a; }
.text { color: #9fa69a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fa69a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 166 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fa69a, #9aa69b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9FA69A?: #9FA69A is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FA69A?: The RGB value is 159, 166, 154: 159 red, 166 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FA69A?: The complementary color is #A19AA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FA69A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.4:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.