What color is #909CA1?

#909CA1 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #909CA1?

The RGB value is 144, 156, 161: 144 red, 156 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #909CA1?

The complementary color is #A19590, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #909CA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#909CA1 color

#909CA1 rgb(144, 156, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #909CA1 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 61.2% green and 63.1% blue (144, 156, 161).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 8% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Happy Cement (#979EA1), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.46:1).

#909CA1 color codes

HEX	`#909CA1`
RGB	`rgb(144, 156, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 61.2%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 8%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 11%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 3%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.57, -3.23, -4.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.57, 5.2, 231.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.822, 32.279, 38.371)`
Decimal	`9477281`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #909CA1, 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 #909CA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#909CA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.46:1	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 #909CA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #909ca1; }
.text { color: #909ca1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #909ca1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 156 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #909ca1, #9094a1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #909CA1?: #909CA1 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #909CA1?: The RGB value is 144, 156, 161: 144 red, 156 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #909CA1?: The complementary color is #A19590, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #909CA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.