Palettes / Colors / #9FA8A2

#9FA8A2 — Silver Grey

#9FA8A2 is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the gray family.

#9FA8A2 is a neutral gray color associated with neutrality and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A89FA5; it also sits naturally between #A0A89F and #9FA8A6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 62% · Green 66% · Blue 64%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 4% · Key 34%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #9FA8A2

.text { color: #9FA8A2; }
.background { background-color: #9FA8A2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9FA8A2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(159, 168, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(140, 5%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9FA8A2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(159, 168, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9FA8A2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(159, 168, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#9FA8A2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#9FA8A2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A89FA5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9FA8A2: #000000.

How #9FA8A2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #9FA8A2 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #9FA8A1  ·  #9FA8A3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #9FA8A2?

#9FA8A2 is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 159, 168, 162). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9FA8A2?

#9FA8A2 is RGB 159, 168, 162 — HSL 140°, 5%, 64% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 4%, 34%.

What colors go with #9FA8A2?

Its complement is #A89FA5; analogous partners are #A0A89F and #9FA8A6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9FA8A2 for text?

Black text on #9FA8A2 has a contrast ratio of 8.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.44:1.