What color is #9094AD?

#9094AD is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9094AD?

The RGB value is 144, 148, 173: 144 red, 148 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9094AD?

The complementary color is #ADA990, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9094AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9094AD color

#9094AD rgb(144, 148, 173)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9094AD is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 58% green and 67.8% blue (144, 148, 173).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 15% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#9094AD color codes

HEX	`#9094AD`
RGB	`rgb(144, 148, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 58%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 15%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 17%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 14%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.76, 3.85, -13.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.76, 14.08, 285.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.633, 30.126, 43.781)`
Decimal	`9475245`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9094AD, 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 #9094AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9094AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	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 #9094AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9094ad; }
.text { color: #9094ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9094ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 148 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9094ad, #9a90ad); }

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Questions

What color is #9094AD?: #9094AD is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9094AD?: The RGB value is 144, 148, 173: 144 red, 148 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9094AD?: The complementary color is #ADA990, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9094AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.