What color is #9FA6AF?

#9FA6AF is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Robotic Gods. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FA6AF?

The RGB value is 159, 166, 175: 159 red, 166 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FA6AF?

The complementary color is #AFA89F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FA6AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.55:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FA6AF color

#9FA6AF rgb(159, 166, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9FA6AF is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 65.1% green and 68.6% blue (159, 166, 175).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 9% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Robotic Gods (#94A2B1), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.55:1).

#9FA6AF color codes

HEX	`#9FA6AF`
RGB	`rgb(159, 166, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 65.1%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 9%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 9%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 5%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.83, -0.67, -5.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.83, 5.53, 263.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.671, 37.738, 45.954)`
Decimal	`10462895`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FA6AF, 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 #9FA6AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FA6AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.55:1	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 #9FA6AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fa6af; }
.text { color: #9fa6af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fa6af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 166 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fa6af, #a09faf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9FA6AF?: #9FA6AF is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Robotic Gods. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FA6AF?: The RGB value is 159, 166, 175: 159 red, 166 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FA6AF?: The complementary color is #AFA89F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FA6AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.55:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.