What color is #909BB0?

#909BB0 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #909BB0?

The RGB value is 144, 155, 176: 144 red, 155 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #909BB0?

The complementary color is #B0A590, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #909BB0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#909BB0 color

#909BB0 rgb(144, 155, 176)

Shades of gray

The hex color #909BB0 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 60.8% green and 69% blue (144, 155, 176).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 17% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Moon Veil (#8D99B1), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.5:1).

#909BB0 color codes

HEX	`#909BB0`
RGB	`rgb(144, 155, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 60.8%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 17%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 18%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 12%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.76, 0.6, -12.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.76, 12.25, 272.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.057, 32.506, 45.704)`
Decimal	`9477040`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #909BB0, 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 #909BB0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#909BB0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.5:1	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 #909BB0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #909bb0; }
.text { color: #909bb0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #909bb0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 155 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #909bb0, #9590b0); }

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Questions

What color is #909BB0?: #909BB0 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #909BB0?: The RGB value is 144, 155, 176: 144 red, 155 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #909BB0?: The complementary color is #B0A590, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #909BB0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.