What color is #9FA8B7?

#9FA8B7 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Robotic Gods. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FA8B7?

The RGB value is 159, 168, 183: 159 red, 168 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FA8B7?

The complementary color is #B7AE9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FA8B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FA8B7 color

#9FA8B7 rgb(159, 168, 183)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9FA8B7 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 65.9% green and 71.8% blue (159, 168, 183).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 14% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Robotic Gods (#94A2B1), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.76:1).

#9FA8B7 color codes

HEX	`#9FA8B7`
RGB	`rgb(159, 168, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 65.9%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 14%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 13%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 8%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.6, -0.09, -8.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.6, 8.78, 269.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.846, 38.795, 50.337)`
Decimal	`10463415`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FA8B7, 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 #9FA8B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FA8B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.76:1	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 #9FA8B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fa8b7; }
.text { color: #9fa8b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fa8b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 168 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fa8b7, #a29fb7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9FA8B7?: #9FA8B7 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Robotic Gods. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FA8B7?: The RGB value is 159, 168, 183: 159 red, 168 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FA8B7?: The complementary color is #B7AE9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FA8B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.