All About Color #9FA8A6

#9FA8A6

About #9FA8A6

#9FA8A6 is a light gray color with the hex code #9FA8A6. In RGB it is red 159, green 168, blue 166; in HSL it is hue 167°, saturation 5%, lightness 64%; in CMYK it is 5%, 0%, 1%, 34%. Its contrast ratio is 2.43:1 on white and 8.63:1 on black.

#9FA8A6 Color Conversion

Hex triplet9F, A8, A6
CMYK5.36%, 0.00%, 1.19%, 34.12%
RGB Decimal159, 168, 166
HSL167°, 5%, 64%
RGB Octal237, 250, 246
HSV (HSB)166.67°, 5.36%, 65.88%
RGB Binary10011111, 10101000, 10100110
CIE-L*AB68.12, -3.56, -0.08
RGB Percent62.35%, 65.88%, 65.10%
CIE-L*CH68.12, 3.56, 181.22
XYZ35.18, 38.13, 41.58
CIE-L*UV68.12, -4.90, 0.50
xyY0.31, 0.33, 38.13
Hunter-Lab61.75, -6.35, 3.30
RYB62.35%, 64.34%, 65.88%

Color Accessibility Scores

#9FA8A6 on a dark background: contrast 8.63:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#9FA8A6 on a light background: contrast 2.43:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #9FA8A6, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#9FA8A6 · #CFD3D2 · #6F7B79 · #A89FA1 · #D3CFD0

Analogous palette

#A1A89F · #9FA8A1 · #9FA8A6 · #9FA5A8 · #9FA1A8

Triadic palette

#9FA8A6 · #A69FA8 · #A8A69F · #CFD3D2 · #D2CFD3

Tetradic palette

#9FA8A6 · #A19FA8 · #A89FA1 · #A5A89F · #6F7B79

Monochromatic palette

#525B59 · #778380 · #9FA8A6 · #C7CCCB · #EFF0F0

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