What color is #9FA899?

#9FA899 is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FA899?

The RGB value is 159, 168, 153: 159 red, 168 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FA899?

The complementary color is #A299A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FA899?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FA899 color

#9FA899 rgb(159, 168, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9FA899 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 65.9% green and 60% blue (159, 168, 153).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 8% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Moorland (#A6AB9B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.54:1).

#9FA899 color codes

HEX	`#9FA899`
RGB	`rgb(159, 168, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 65.9%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 8%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 9%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 9%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.78, -6.02, 6.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.78, 8.97, 132.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.05, 37.676, 35.609)`
Decimal	`10463385`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FA899, 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 #9FA899	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FA899 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.54:1	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 #9FA899 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fa899; }
.text { color: #9fa899; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fa899; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 168 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fa899, #99a89b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9FA899?: #9FA899 is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FA899?: The RGB value is 159, 168, 153: 159 red, 168 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FA899?: The complementary color is #A299A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FA899?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.