What color is #9FAA9F?

#9FAA9F is a gray, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FAA9F?

The RGB value is 159, 170, 159: 159 red, 170 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FAA9F?

The complementary color is #AA9FAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FAA9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FAA9F color

#9FAA9F rgb(159, 170, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9FAA9F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 66.7% green and 62.4% blue (159, 170, 159).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 6% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Air (#A9B4A9), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.72:1).

#9FAA9F color codes

HEX	`#9FAA9F`
RGB	`rgb(159, 170, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 66.7%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 6%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 6%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 6%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.48, -5.99, 4.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.48, 7.39, 144.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.93, 38.623, 38.409)`
Decimal	`10463903`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FAA9F, 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 #9FAA9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FAA9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.72:1	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 #9FAA9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9faa9f; }
.text { color: #9faa9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9faa9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 170 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9faa9f, #9faaa4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9FAA9F?: #9FAA9F is a gray, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FAA9F?: The RGB value is 159, 170, 159: 159 red, 170 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FAA9F?: The complementary color is #AA9FAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FAA9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.