What color is #909DA6?

#909DA6 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost at Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #909DA6?

The RGB value is 144, 157, 166: 144 red, 157 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #909DA6?

The complementary color is #A69990, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #909DA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#909DA6 color

#909DA6 rgb(144, 157, 166)

Shades of gray

The hex color #909DA6 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 61.6% green and 65.1% blue (144, 157, 166).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 11% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Lost at Sea (#8D9CA7), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#909DA6 color codes

HEX	`#909DA6`
RGB	`rgb(144, 157, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 61.6%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 11%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 13%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 5%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64, -2.72, -6.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64, 6.83, 246.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.44, 32.796, 40.795)`
Decimal	`9477542`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #909DA6, 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 #909DA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#909DA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	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 #909DA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #909da6; }
.text { color: #909da6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #909da6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 157 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #909da6, #9092a6); }

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Questions

What color is #909DA6?: #909DA6 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost at Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #909DA6?: The RGB value is 144, 157, 166: 144 red, 157 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #909DA6?: The complementary color is #A69990, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #909DA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.