What color is #9FAEB1?

#9FAEB1 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FAEB1?

The RGB value is 159, 174, 177: 159 red, 174 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FAEB1?

The complementary color is #B1A29F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FAEB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.16:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FAEB1 color

#9FAEB1 rgb(159, 174, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9FAEB1 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 68.2% green and 69.4% blue (159, 174, 177).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 10% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Casper (#AAB5B8), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.16:1).

#9FAEB1 color codes

HEX	`#9FAEB1`
RGB	`rgb(159, 174, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 68.2%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 10%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 10%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 2%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.05, -4.6, -3.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.05, 5.68, 215.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.368, 40.817, 47.496)`
Decimal	`10464945`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FAEB1, 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 #9FAEB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FAEB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.16:1	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 #9FAEB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9faeb1; }
.text { color: #9faeb1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9faeb1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 174 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9faeb1, #9fa5b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9FAEB1?: #9FAEB1 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FAEB1?: The RGB value is 159, 174, 177: 159 red, 174 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FAEB1?: The complementary color is #B1A29F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FAEB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.16:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.