What color is #9FAFA0?

#9FAFA0 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FAFA0?

The RGB value is 159, 175, 160: 159 red, 175 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FAFA0?

The complementary color is #AF9FAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FAFA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.11:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FAFA0 color

#9FAFA0 rgb(159, 175, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9FAFA0 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 68.6% green and 62.7% blue (159, 175, 160).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 9% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.11:1).

#9FAFA0 color codes

HEX	`#9FAFA0`
RGB	`rgb(159, 175, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 68.6%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 9%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 9%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 9%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.87, -8.47, 5.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.87, 10.26, 145.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.972, 40.569, 39.186)`
Decimal	`10465184`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FAFA0, 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 #9FAFA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FAFA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.11:1	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 #9FAFA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fafa0; }
.text { color: #9fafa0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fafa0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 175 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fafa0, #9fafa8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9FAFA0?: #9FAFA0 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FAFA0?: The RGB value is 159, 175, 160: 159 red, 175 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FAFA0?: The complementary color is #AF9FAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FAFA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.11:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.