What color is #9FA79D?

#9FA79D is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FA79D?

The RGB value is 159, 167, 157: 159 red, 167 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FA79D?

The complementary color is #A59DA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FA79D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FA79D color

#9FA79D rgb(159, 167, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9FA79D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 65.5% green and 61.6% blue (159, 167, 157).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 5% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Moorland (#A6AB9B), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.49:1).

#9FA79D color codes

HEX	`#9FA79D`
RGB	`rgb(159, 167, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 65.5%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 5%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 6%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 6%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.61, -4.74, 4.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.61, 6.33, 138.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.202, 37.443, 37.317)`
Decimal	`10463133`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FA79D, 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 #9FA79D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FA79D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.49:1	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 #9FA79D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fa79d; }
.text { color: #9fa79d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fa79d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 167 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fa79d, #9da7a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9FA79D?: #9FA79D is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FA79D?: The RGB value is 159, 167, 157: 159 red, 167 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FA79D?: The complementary color is #A59DA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FA79D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.