What color is #9FABAE?

#9FABAE is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FABAE?

The RGB value is 159, 171, 174: 159 red, 171 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FABAE?

The complementary color is #AEA29F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FABAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FABAE color

#9FABAE rgb(159, 171, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9FABAE is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 67.1% green and 68.2% blue (159, 171, 174).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 8% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Crown of Ash (#A1A9A9), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.91:1).

#9FABAE color codes

HEX	`#9FABAE`
RGB	`rgb(159, 171, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 67.1%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 8%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 9%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 2%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.15, -3.6, -2.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.15, 4.67, 219.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.499, 39.552, 45.748)`
Decimal	`10464174`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FABAE, 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 #9FABAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FABAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.91:1	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 #9FABAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fabae; }
.text { color: #9fabae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fabae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 171 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fabae, #9fa3ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9FABAE?: #9FABAE is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FABAE?: The RGB value is 159, 171, 174: 159 red, 171 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FABAE?: The complementary color is #AEA29F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FABAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.