What color is #9FA9AB?

#9FA9AB is a gray, closest to the named color Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FA9AB?

The RGB value is 159, 169, 171: 159 red, 169 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FA9AB?

The complementary color is #ABA19F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FA9AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FA9AB color

#9FA9AB rgb(159, 169, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9FA9AB is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 66.3% green and 67.1% blue (159, 169, 171).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 7% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Crown of Ash (#A1A9A9), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.74:1).

#9FA9AB color codes

HEX	`#9FA9AB`
RGB	`rgb(159, 169, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 66.3%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 7%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 7%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 1%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.52, -3.12, -2.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.52, 3.84, 215.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.835, 38.687, 44.1)`
Decimal	`10463659`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FA9AB, 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 #9FA9AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FA9AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.74:1	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 #9FA9AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fa9ab; }
.text { color: #9fa9ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fa9ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 169 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fa9ab, #9fa3ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9FA9AB?: #9FA9AB is a gray, closest to the named color Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FA9AB?: The RGB value is 159, 169, 171: 159 red, 169 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FA9AB?: The complementary color is #ABA19F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FA9AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.