What color is #9FA8BA?

#9FA8BA is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Robotic Gods. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FA8BA?

The RGB value is 159, 168, 186: 159 red, 168 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FA8BA?

The complementary color is #BAB19F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FA8BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.78:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FA8BA color

#9FA8BA rgb(159, 168, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9FA8BA is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 65.9% green and 72.9% blue (159, 168, 186).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 16% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Robotic Gods (#94A2B1), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.78:1).

#9FA8BA color codes

HEX	`#9FA8BA`
RGB	`rgb(159, 168, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 65.9%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 16%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 15%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 10%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.69, 0.55, -10.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.69, 10.32, 273.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.162, 38.921, 51.999)`
Decimal	`10463418`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FA8BA, 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 #9FA8BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FA8BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.78:1	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 #9FA8BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fa8ba; }
.text { color: #9fa8ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fa8ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 168 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fa8ba, #a49fba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9FA8BA?: #9FA8BA is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Robotic Gods. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FA8BA?: The RGB value is 159, 168, 186: 159 red, 168 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FA8BA?: The complementary color is #BAB19F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FA8BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.78:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.