What color is #9FA8AE?

#9FA8AE is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Statuary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FA8AE?

The RGB value is 159, 168, 174: 159 red, 168 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FA8AE?

The complementary color is #AEA59F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FA8AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FA8AE color

#9FA8AE rgb(159, 168, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9FA8AE is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 65.9% green and 68.2% blue (159, 168, 174).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 8% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Statuary (#9EA4A5), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.69:1).

#9FA8AE color codes

HEX	`#9FA8AE`
RGB	`rgb(159, 168, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 65.9%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 8%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 9%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 3%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.34, -1.97, -4.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.34, 4.62, 244.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.939, 38.432, 45.561)`
Decimal	`10463406`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FA8AE, 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 #9FA8AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FA8AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.69:1	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 #9FA8AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fa8ae; }
.text { color: #9fa8ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fa8ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 168 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fa8ae, #9fa1ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9FA8AE?: #9FA8AE is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Statuary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FA8AE?: The RGB value is 159, 168, 174: 159 red, 168 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FA8AE?: The complementary color is #AEA59F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FA8AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.