What color is #9FA7BF?

#9FA7BF is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FA7BF?

The RGB value is 159, 167, 191: 159 red, 167 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FA7BF?

The complementary color is #BFB79F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FA7BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.75:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FA7BF color

#9FA7BF rgb(159, 167, 191)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9FA7BF is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 65.5% green and 74.9% blue (159, 167, 191).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 20% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Moon Veil (#8D99B1), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.75:1).

#9FA7BF color codes

HEX	`#9FA7BF`
RGB	`rgb(159, 167, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 65.5%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 20%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 17%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 13%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.58, 2.19, -13.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.58, 13.42, 279.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.519, 38.769, 54.787)`
Decimal	`10463167`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FA7BF, 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 #9FA7BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FA7BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.75:1	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 #9FA7BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fa7bf; }
.text { color: #9fa7bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fa7bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 167 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fa7bf, #a79fbf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9FA7BF?: #9FA7BF is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FA7BF?: The RGB value is 159, 167, 191: 159 red, 167 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FA7BF?: The complementary color is #BFB79F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FA7BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.75:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.