What color is #9FA9BF?

#9FA9BF is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Ethereal Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FA9BF?

The RGB value is 159, 169, 191: 159 red, 169 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FA9BF?

The complementary color is #BFB59F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FA9BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.9:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FA9BF color

#9FA9BF rgb(159, 169, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9FA9BF is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 66.3% green and 74.9% blue (159, 169, 191).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 20% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Mist (#B0B8CC), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.9:1).

#9FA9BF color codes

HEX	`#9FA9BF`
RGB	`rgb(159, 169, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 66.3%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 20%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 17%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 12%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.12, 1.09, -12.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.12, 12.49, 275.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.888, 39.508, 54.91)`
Decimal	`10463679`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FA9BF, 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 #9FA9BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FA9BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.9:1	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 #9FA9BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fa9bf; }
.text { color: #9fa9bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fa9bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 169 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fa9bf, #a59fbf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9FA9BF?: #9FA9BF is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Ethereal Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FA9BF?: The RGB value is 159, 169, 191: 159 red, 169 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FA9BF?: The complementary color is #BFB59F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FA9BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.9:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.