What color is #9FAFAB?

#9FAFAB is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FAFAB?

The RGB value is 159, 175, 171: 159 red, 175 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FAFAB?

The complementary color is #AF9FA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FAFAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FAFAB color

#9FAFAB rgb(159, 175, 171)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 68.6% green and 67.1% blue (159, 175, 171).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 9% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.19:1).

#9FAFAB color codes

HEX	`#9FAFAB`
RGB	`rgb(159, 175, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 68.6%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 9%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 9%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 2%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.16, -6.35, 0.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.16, 6.35, 178.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.977, 40.971, 44.48)`
Decimal	`10465195`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FAFAB, 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 #9FAFAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FAFAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.19:1	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 #9FAFAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fafab; }
.text { color: #9fafab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fafab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 175 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fafab, #9fabaf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9FAFAB?: #9FAFAB is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FAFAB?: The RGB value is 159, 175, 171: 159 red, 175 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FAFAB?: The complementary color is #AF9FA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FAFAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.