What color is #9FAFA7?

#9FAFA7 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FAFA7?

The RGB value is 159, 175, 167: 159 red, 175 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FAFA7?

The complementary color is #AF9FA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FAFA7?

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.

#9FAFA7 color

#9FAFA7 rgb(159, 175, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9FAFA7 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 68.6% green and 65.5% blue (159, 175, 167).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 9% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Air (#A9B4A9), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#9FAFA7 color codes

HEX	`#9FAFA7`
RGB	`rgb(159, 175, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 68.6%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 9%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 9%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 5%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.05, -7.14, 2.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.05, 7.47, 162.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.602, 40.82, 42.503)`
Decimal	`10465191`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FAFA7, 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 #9FAFA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FAFA7 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 #9FAFA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fafa7; }
.text { color: #9fafa7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fafa7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 175 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fafa7, #9fafaf); }

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Questions

What color is #9FAFA7?: #9FAFA7 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FAFA7?: The RGB value is 159, 175, 167: 159 red, 175 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FAFA7?: The complementary color is #AF9FA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FAFA7?: 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.