What color is #9FA99D?

#9FA99D is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FA99D?

The RGB value is 159, 169, 157: 159 red, 169 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FA99D?

The complementary color is #A79DA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FA99D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.64:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FA99D color

#9FA99D rgb(159, 169, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9FA99D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 66.3% green and 61.6% blue (159, 169, 157).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 7% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Moorland (#A6AB9B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.64:1).

#9FA99D color codes

HEX	`#9FA99D`
RGB	`rgb(159, 169, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 66.3%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 7%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 7%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 7%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.15, -5.82, 4.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.15, 7.66, 139.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.571, 38.181, 37.44)`
Decimal	`10463645`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FA99D, 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 #9FA99D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FA99D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.64:1	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 #9FA99D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fa99d; }
.text { color: #9fa99d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fa99d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 169 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fa99d, #9da9a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9FA99D?: #9FA99D is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FA99D?: The RGB value is 159, 169, 157: 159 red, 169 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FA99D?: The complementary color is #A79DA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FA99D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.64:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.