What color is #9FA9A1?

#9FA9A1 is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FA9A1?

The RGB value is 159, 169, 161: 159 red, 169 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FA9A1?

The complementary color is #A99FA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FA9A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FA9A1 color

#9FA9A1 rgb(159, 169, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9FA9A1 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 66.3% green and 63.1% blue (159, 169, 161).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 5% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Pigeon (#A9AFAA), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.66:1).

#9FA9A1 color codes

HEX	`#9FA9A1`
RGB	`rgb(159, 169, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 66.3%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 5%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 6%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 5%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.26, -5.07, 2.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.26, 5.84, 150.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.918, 38.32, 39.268)`
Decimal	`10463649`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FA9A1, 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 #9FA9A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FA9A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.66:1	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 #9FA9A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fa9a1; }
.text { color: #9fa9a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fa9a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 169 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fa9a1, #9fa9a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9FA9A1?: #9FA9A1 is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FA9A1?: The RGB value is 159, 169, 161: 159 red, 169 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FA9A1?: The complementary color is #A99FA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FA9A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.