What color is #9FAAB6?

#9FAAB6 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost in Time. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FAAB6?

The RGB value is 159, 170, 182: 159 red, 170 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FAAB6?

The complementary color is #B6AB9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FAAB6?

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.

#9FAAB6 color

#9FAAB6 rgb(159, 170, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9FAAB6 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 66.7% green and 71.4% blue (159, 170, 182).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 14% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Lost in Time (#9FAFBD), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#9FAAB6 color codes

HEX	`#9FAAB6`
RGB	`rgb(159, 170, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 66.7%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 14%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 13%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 7%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.11, -1.39, -7.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.11, 7.6, 259.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.114, 39.497, 49.915)`
Decimal	`10463926`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FAAB6, 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 #9FAAB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FAAB6 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 #9FAAB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9faab6; }
.text { color: #9faab6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9faab6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 170 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9faab6, #a09fb6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9FAAB6?: #9FAAB6 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost in Time. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FAAB6?: The RGB value is 159, 170, 182: 159 red, 170 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FAAB6?: The complementary color is #B6AB9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FAAB6?: 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.