What color is #909AAE?

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

What is the RGB value of #909AAE?

The RGB value is 144, 154, 174: 144 red, 154 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #909AAE?

The complementary color is #AEA490, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #909AAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.42:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#909AAE color

#909AAE rgb(144, 154, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #909AAE is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 60.4% green and 68.2% blue (144, 154, 174).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 16% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Moon Veil (#8D99B1), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.42:1).

#909AAE color codes

HEX	`#909AAE`
RGB	`rgb(144, 154, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 60.4%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 16%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 17%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 11%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.42, 0.71, -11.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.42, 11.64, 273.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.695, 32.096, 44.614)`
Decimal	`9476782`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #909AAE, 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 #909AAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#909AAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.42:1	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 #909AAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #909aae; }
.text { color: #909aae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #909aae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 154 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #909aae, #9590ae); }

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Questions

What color is #909AAE?: #909AAE is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #909AAE?: The RGB value is 144, 154, 174: 144 red, 154 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #909AAE?: The complementary color is #AEA490, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #909AAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.42:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.