What color is #9FADB9?

#9FADB9 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 #9FADB9?

The RGB value is 159, 173, 185: 159 red, 173 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FADB9?

The complementary color is #B9AB9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FADB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.15:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FADB9 color

#9FADB9 rgb(159, 173, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9FADB9 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 67.8% green and 72.5% blue (159, 173, 185).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 16% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Lost in Time (#9FAFBD), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.15:1).

#9FADB9 color codes

HEX	`#9FADB9`
RGB	`rgb(159, 173, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 67.8%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 16%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 14%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 6%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.01, -2.39, -7.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.01, 8.15, 252.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.997, 40.76, 51.755)`
Decimal	`10464697`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FADB9, 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 #9FADB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FADB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.15:1	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 #9FADB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fadb9; }
.text { color: #9fadb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fadb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 173 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fadb9, #9fa0b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9FADB9?: #9FADB9 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 #9FADB9?: The RGB value is 159, 173, 185: 159 red, 173 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FADB9?: The complementary color is #B9AB9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FADB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.15:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.