What color is #9FAC9F?

#9FAC9F is a gray, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FAC9F?

The RGB value is 159, 172, 159: 159 red, 172 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FAC9F?

The complementary color is #AC9FAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FAC9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.88:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FAC9F color

#9FAC9F rgb(159, 172, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9FAC9F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 67.5% green and 62.4% blue (159, 172, 159).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 7% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Air (#A9B4A9), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.88:1).

#9FAC9F color codes

HEX	`#9FAC9F`
RGB	`rgb(159, 172, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 67.5%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 7%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 8%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 8%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.02, -7.06, 5.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.02, 8.72, 144.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.307, 39.379, 38.535)`
Decimal	`10464415`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FAC9F, 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 #9FAC9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FAC9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.88:1	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 #9FAC9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fac9f; }
.text { color: #9fac9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fac9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 172 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fac9f, #9faca6); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #9FAC9F?: #9FAC9F is a gray, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FAC9F?: The RGB value is 159, 172, 159: 159 red, 172 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FAC9F?: The complementary color is #AC9FAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FAC9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.88:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.