What color is #9FAAC7?

#9FAAC7 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Over the Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FAAC7?

The RGB value is 159, 170, 199: 159 red, 170 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FAAC7?

The complementary color is #C7BC9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FAAC7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.05:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FAAC7 color

#9FAAC7 rgb(159, 170, 199)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9FAAC7 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 66.7% green and 78% blue (159, 170, 199).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 26% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Over the Moon (#ABB8D5), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.05:1).

#9FAAC7 color codes

HEX	`#9FAAC7`
RGB	`rgb(159, 170, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 66.7%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 26%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 20%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 15%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.64, 2.33, -16.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.64, 16.24, 278.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.979, 40.243, 59.736)`
Decimal	`10463943`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FAAC7, 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 #9FAAC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FAAC7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.05:1	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 #9FAAC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9faac7; }
.text { color: #9faac7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9faac7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 170 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9faac7, #a89fc7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9FAAC7?: #9FAAC7 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Over the Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FAAC7?: The RGB value is 159, 170, 199: 159 red, 170 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FAAC7?: The complementary color is #C7BC9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FAAC7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.05:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.