What color is #9FA9C5?

#9FA9C5 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Over the Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FA9C5?

The RGB value is 159, 169, 197: 159 red, 169 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FA9C5?

The complementary color is #C5BB9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FA9C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FA9C5 color

#9FA9C5 rgb(159, 169, 197)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9FA9C5 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 66.3% green and 77.3% blue (159, 169, 197).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 25% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Over the Moon (#ABB8D5), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.96:1).

#9FA9C5 color codes

HEX	`#9FA9C5`
RGB	`rgb(159, 169, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 66.3%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 25%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 19%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 14%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.31, 2.43, -15.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.31, 15.65, 278.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.562, 39.777, 58.459)`
Decimal	`10463685`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FA9C5, 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 #9FA9C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FA9C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.96:1	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 #9FA9C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fa9c5; }
.text { color: #9fa9c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fa9c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 169 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fa9c5, #a89fc5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9FA9C5?: #9FA9C5 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Over the Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FA9C5?: The RGB value is 159, 169, 197: 159 red, 169 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FA9C5?: The complementary color is #C5BB9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FA9C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.