What color is #9094A4?

#9094A4 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 #9094A4?

The RGB value is 144, 148, 164: 144 red, 148 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9094A4?

The complementary color is #A4A090, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9094A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9094A4 color

#9094A4 rgb(144, 148, 164)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9094A4 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 58% green and 64.3% blue (144, 148, 164).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 10% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 10% 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 6.96:1).

#9094A4 color codes

HEX	`#9094A4`
RGB	`rgb(144, 148, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 58%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 10%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 12%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 10%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.47, 1.87, -8.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.47, 9.08, 281.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.791, 29.789, 39.348)`
Decimal	`9475236`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9094A4, 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 #9094A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9094A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.96:1	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 #9094A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9094a4; }
.text { color: #9094a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9094a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 148 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9094a4, #9690a4); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #9094A4?: #9094A4 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 #9094A4?: The RGB value is 144, 148, 164: 144 red, 148 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9094A4?: The complementary color is #A4A090, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9094A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.