What color is #9FAF9B?

#9FAF9B is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Salvia. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FAF9B?

The RGB value is 159, 175, 155: 159 red, 175 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FAF9B?

The complementary color is #AB9BAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FAF9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FAF9B color

#9FAF9B rgb(159, 175, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9FAF9B is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 68.6% green and 60.8% blue (159, 175, 155).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 11% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Salvia (#A8B59E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.08:1).

#9FAF9B color codes

HEX	`#9FAF9B`
RGB	`rgb(159, 175, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 68.6%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 11%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 11%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 11%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.75, -9.39, 8.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.75, 12.58, 138.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.543, 40.397, 36.929)`
Decimal	`10465179`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FAF9B, 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 #9FAF9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FAF9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.08:1	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 #9FAF9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9faf9b; }
.text { color: #9faf9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9faf9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 175 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9faf9b, #9bafa1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9FAF9B?: #9FAF9B is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Salvia. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FAF9B?: The RGB value is 159, 175, 155: 159 red, 175 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FAF9B?: The complementary color is #AB9BAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FAF9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.