What color is #9FADCF?

#9FADCF 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 #9FADCF?

The RGB value is 159, 173, 207: 159 red, 173 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FADCF?

The complementary color is #CFC19F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FADCF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FADCF color

#9FADCF rgb(159, 173, 207)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 67.8% green and 81.2% blue (159, 173, 207).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 33% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Over the Moon (#ABB8D5), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.35:1).

#9FADCF color codes

HEX	`#9FADCF`
RGB	`rgb(159, 173, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 67.8%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 33%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 23%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 16%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.71, 2.52, -18.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.71, 19.03, 277.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.501, 41.762, 64.946)`
Decimal	`10464719`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FADCF, 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 #9FADCF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FADCF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.35:1	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 #9FADCF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fadcf; }
.text { color: #9fadcf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fadcf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 173 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fadcf, #a99fcf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #9FADCF?: #9FADCF 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 #9FADCF?: The RGB value is 159, 173, 207: 159 red, 173 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FADCF?: The complementary color is #CFC19F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FADCF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.