What color is #9094A2?

#9094A2 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Too Big to Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9094A2?

The RGB value is 144, 148, 162: 144 red, 148 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9094A2?

The complementary color is #A29E90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9094A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9094A2 color

#9094A2 rgb(144, 148, 162)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9094A2 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 58% green and 63.5% blue (144, 148, 162).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 9% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Too Big to Whale (#9596A4), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#9094A2 color codes

HEX	`#9094A2`
RGB	`rgb(144, 148, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 58%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 9%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 11%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 9%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.41, 1.44, -7.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.41, 7.97, 280.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.612, 29.717, 38.404)`
Decimal	`9475234`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9094A2, 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 #9094A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9094A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	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 #9094A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9094a2; }
.text { color: #9094a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9094a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 148 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9094a2, #9590a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9094A2?: #9094A2 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Too Big to Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9094A2?: The RGB value is 144, 148, 162: 144 red, 148 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9094A2?: The complementary color is #A29E90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9094A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.