What color is #9FACAB?

#9FACAB is a gray, closest to the named color Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FACAB?

The RGB value is 159, 172, 171: 159 red, 172 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FACAB?

The complementary color is #AC9FA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FACAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FACAB color

#9FACAB rgb(159, 172, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9FACAB is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 67.5% green and 67.1% blue (159, 172, 171).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 7% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Crown of Ash (#A1A9A9), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.96:1).

#9FACAB color codes

HEX	`#9FACAB`
RGB	`rgb(159, 172, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 67.5%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 7%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 8%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 1%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.34, -4.74, -1.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.34, 4.85, 192.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.4, 39.816, 44.288)`
Decimal	`10464427`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FACAB, 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 #9FACAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FACAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.96:1	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 #9FACAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9facab; }
.text { color: #9facab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9facab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 172 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9facab, #9fa7ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9FACAB?: #9FACAB is a gray, closest to the named color Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FACAB?: The RGB value is 159, 172, 171: 159 red, 172 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FACAB?: The complementary color is #AC9FA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FACAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.