What color is #909CAE?

#909CAE is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Robotic Gods. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #909CAE?

The RGB value is 144, 156, 174: 144 red, 156 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #909CAE?

The complementary color is #AEA290, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #909CAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#909CAE color

#909CAE rgb(144, 156, 174)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 61.2% green and 68.2% blue (144, 156, 174).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 16% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Robotic Gods (#94A2B1), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.55:1).

#909CAE color codes

HEX	`#909CAE`
RGB	`rgb(144, 156, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 61.2%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 16%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 17%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 10%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.97, -0.41, -10.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.97, 10.8, 267.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.028, 32.762, 44.725)`
Decimal	`9477294`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #909CAE, 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 #909CAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#909CAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.55:1	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 #909CAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #909cae; }
.text { color: #909cae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #909cae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 156 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #909cae, #9390ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #909CAE?: #909CAE is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Robotic Gods. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #909CAE?: The RGB value is 144, 156, 174: 144 red, 156 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #909CAE?: The complementary color is #AEA290, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #909CAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.