What color is #9091A8?

#9091A8 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9091A8?

The RGB value is 144, 145, 168: 144 red, 145 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9091A8?

The complementary color is #A8A790, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9091A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9091A8 color

#9091A8 rgb(144, 145, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9091A8 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 56.9% green and 65.9% blue (144, 145, 168).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 12% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.8:1).

#9091A8 color codes

HEX	`#9091A8`
RGB	`rgb(144, 145, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 56.9%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 12%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 14%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 14%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.79, 4.43, -12.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.79, 12.96, 290.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.693, 29.007, 41.125)`
Decimal	`9474472`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9091A8, 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 #9091A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9091A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	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 #9091A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9091a8; }
.text { color: #9091a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9091a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 145 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9091a8, #9b90a8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9091A8?: #9091A8 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9091A8?: The RGB value is 144, 145, 168: 144 red, 145 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9091A8?: The complementary color is #A8A790, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9091A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.