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#9FAB9D closest to Moorland

#9FAB9D is a light gray; the closest named color is Moorland. In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 67.1% green and 61.6% blue (rgb(159, 171, 157)). Its HSL value is 111° hue, 8% saturation and 64% lightness, and in CMYK it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 33% black. #9FAB9D is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.79:1.

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Variations of #9FAB9D

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#9FAB9D color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#9FAB9D for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #9FAB9D appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #AAA79E
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ACA89C
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A9A99D
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AAA79E
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A7A89D
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #9EAAA7
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #9FABA2
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A8A8A8
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A5A8A5

#9FAB9D contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.39:1 Very poor#9FAB9D text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.79:1 Very good#9FAB9D text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#9FAB9D in CSS

/* Moorland */
.color { color: #9FAB9D; }
.background { background-color: #9FAB9D; }
.border { border: 1px solid #9FAB9D; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(159 171 157);
color: hsl(111 8% 64%);
color: oklch(0.728 0.024 141.2);

#9FAB9D FAQ

What color is #9FAB9D?

#9FAB9D is a light gray. Its closest named color is Moorland. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #9FAB9D?

#9FAB9D is rgb(159, 171, 157) in RGB, hsl(111, 8%, 64%) in HSL and cmyk(7%, 0%, 8%, 33%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #9FAB9D?

The complementary color of #9FAB9D is #A99DAB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #9FAB9D?

Black text has the best contrast on #9FAB9D: 8.79:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #9FAB9D a warm or cool color?

#9FAB9D is a neutral color.