What color is #9FA7BB?

#9FA7BB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusky Mood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FA7BB?

The RGB value is 159, 167, 187: 159 red, 167 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FA7BB?

The complementary color is #BBB39F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FA7BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FA7BB color

#9FA7BB rgb(159, 167, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9FA7BB is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 65.5% green and 73.3% blue (159, 167, 187).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 17% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Dusky Mood (#979BA8), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.72:1).

#9FA7BB color codes

HEX	`#9FA7BB`
RGB	`rgb(159, 167, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 65.5%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 17%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 15%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 11%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.46, 1.32, -11.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.46, 11.29, 276.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.084, 38.596, 52.5)`
Decimal	`10463163`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FA7BB, 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 #9FA7BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FA7BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.72:1	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 #9FA7BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fa7bb; }
.text { color: #9fa7bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fa7bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 167 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fa7bb, #a59fbb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9FA7BB?: #9FA7BB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusky Mood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FA7BB?: The RGB value is 159, 167, 187: 159 red, 167 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FA7BB?: The complementary color is #BBB39F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FA7BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.