What color is #9FAEA0?

#9FAEA0 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FAEA0?

The RGB value is 159, 174, 160: 159 red, 174 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FAEA0?

The complementary color is #AE9FAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FAEA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FAEA0 color

#9FAEA0 rgb(159, 174, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9FAEA0 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 68.2% green and 62.7% blue (159, 174, 160).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 8% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Air (#A9B4A9), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.04:1).

#9FAEA0 color codes

HEX	`#9FAEA0`
RGB	`rgb(159, 174, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 68.2%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 8%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 9%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 8%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.6, -7.94, 5.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.6, 9.6, 145.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.778, 40.181, 39.122)`
Decimal	`10464928`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FAEA0, 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 #9FAEA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FAEA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.04:1	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 #9FAEA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9faea0; }
.text { color: #9faea0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9faea0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 174 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9faea0, #9faea8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9FAEA0?: #9FAEA0 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FAEA0?: The RGB value is 159, 174, 160: 159 red, 174 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FAEA0?: The complementary color is #AE9FAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FAEA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.