What color is #9096A5?

#9096A5 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusky Mood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9096A5?

The RGB value is 144, 150, 165: 144 red, 150 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9096A5?

The complementary color is #A59F90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9096A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9096A5 color

#9096A5 rgb(144, 150, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9096A5 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 58.8% green and 64.7% blue (144, 150, 165).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 10% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Dusky Mood (#979BA8), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#9096A5 color codes

HEX	`#9096A5`
RGB	`rgb(144, 150, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 58.8%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 10%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 13%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 9%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.05, 0.96, -8.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.05, 8.65, 276.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.198, 30.458, 39.931)`
Decimal	`9475749`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9096A5, 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 #9096A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9096A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	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 #9096A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9096a5; }
.text { color: #9096a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9096a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 150 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9096a5, #9590a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9096A5?: #9096A5 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusky Mood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9096A5?: The RGB value is 144, 150, 165: 144 red, 150 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9096A5?: The complementary color is #A59F90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9096A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.