All About Color #9FA8A2

#9FA8A2

About #9FA8A2

#9FA8A2 is a light gray color with the hex code #9FA8A2. In RGB it is red 159, green 168, blue 162; in HSL it is hue 140°, saturation 5%, lightness 64%; in CMYK it is 5%, 0%, 4%, 34%. Its contrast ratio is 2.44:1 on white and 8.60:1 on black.

#9FA8A2 Color Conversion

Hex triplet9F, A8, A2
CMYK5.36%, 0.00%, 3.57%, 34.12%
RGB Decimal159, 168, 162
HSL140°, 5%, 64%
RGB Octal237, 250, 242
HSV (HSB)140.00°, 5.36%, 65.88%
RGB Binary10011111, 10101000, 10100010
CIE-L*AB68.01, -4.33, 1.99
RGB Percent62.35%, 65.88%, 63.53%
CIE-L*CH68.01, 4.77, 155.36
XYZ34.82, 37.98, 39.68
CIE-L*UV68.01, -4.72, 3.63
xyY0.31, 0.34, 37.98
Hunter-Lab61.63, -7.00, 4.97
RYB62.35%, 65.00%, 65.88%

Color Accessibility Scores

#9FA8A2 on a dark background: contrast 8.60:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#9FA8A2 on a light background: contrast 2.44:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #9FA8A2, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#9FA8A2 · #CFD3D0 · #6F7B73 · #A89FA5 · #D3CFD2

Analogous palette

#A5A89F · #A0A89F · #9FA8A2 · #9FA8A6 · #9FA5A8

Triadic palette

#9FA8A2 · #A29FA8 · #A8A29F · #CFD3D0 · #D0CFD3

Tetradic palette

#9FA8A2 · #9FA0A8 · #A89FA5 · #A8A69F · #6F7B73

Monochromatic palette

#525B55 · #77837B · #9FA8A2 · #C7CCC9 · #EFF0EF

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