What color is #9098B0?

#9098B0 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Silverfish. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9098B0?

The RGB value is 144, 152, 176: 144 red, 152 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9098B0?

The complementary color is #B0A890, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9098B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9098B0 color

#9098B0 rgb(144, 152, 176)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9098B0 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 59.6% green and 69% blue (144, 152, 176).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 17% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Silverfish (#8D95AA), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.3:1).

#9098B0 color codes

HEX	`#9098B0`
RGB	`rgb(144, 152, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 59.6%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 17%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 18%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 14%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.94, 2.28, -13.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.94, 13.65, 279.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.564, 31.52, 45.54)`
Decimal	`9476272`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9098B0, 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 #9098B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9098B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.3:1	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 #9098B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9098b0; }
.text { color: #9098b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9098b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 152 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9098b0, #9890b0); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #9098B0?: #9098B0 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Silverfish. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9098B0?: The RGB value is 144, 152, 176: 144 red, 152 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9098B0?: The complementary color is #B0A890, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9098B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.