What color is #9FAFA3?

#9FAFA3 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 #9FAFA3?

The RGB value is 159, 175, 163: 159 red, 175 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FAFA3?

The complementary color is #AF9FAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FAFA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.14:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FAFA3 color

#9FAFA3 rgb(159, 175, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9FAFA3 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 68.6% green and 63.9% blue (159, 175, 163).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 9% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Air (#A9B4A9), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.14:1).

#9FAFA3 color codes

HEX	`#9FAFA3`
RGB	`rgb(159, 175, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 68.6%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 9%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 9%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 7%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.95, -7.91, 4.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.95, 8.98, 151.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.238, 40.675, 40.585)`
Decimal	`10465187`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FAFA3, 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 #9FAFA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FAFA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.14:1	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 #9FAFA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fafa3; }
.text { color: #9fafa3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fafa3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 175 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fafa3, #9fafab); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9FAFA3?: #9FAFA3 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 #9FAFA3?: The RGB value is 159, 175, 163: 159 red, 175 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FAFA3?: The complementary color is #AF9FAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FAFA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.14:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.