What color is #909AAC?

#909AAC is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #909AAC?

The RGB value is 144, 154, 172: 144 red, 154 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #909AAC?

The complementary color is #ACA290, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #909AAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#909AAC color

#909AAC rgb(144, 154, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #909AAC is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 60.4% green and 67.5% blue (144, 154, 172).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 14% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Moon Veil (#8D99B1), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.4:1).

#909AAC color codes

HEX	`#909AAC`
RGB	`rgb(144, 154, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 60.4%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 14%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 16%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 10%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.36, 0.26, -10.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.36, 10.59, 271.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.502, 32.019, 43.595)`
Decimal	`9476780`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #909AAC, 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 #909AAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#909AAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.4:1	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 #909AAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #909aac; }
.text { color: #909aac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #909aac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 154 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #909aac, #9490ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #909AAC?: #909AAC is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #909AAC?: The RGB value is 144, 154, 172: 144 red, 154 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #909AAC?: The complementary color is #ACA290, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #909AAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.