What color is #909EA4?

#909EA4 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 #909EA4?

The RGB value is 144, 158, 164: 144 red, 158 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #909EA4?

The complementary color is #A49690, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #909EA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#909EA4 color

#909EA4 rgb(144, 158, 164)

Shades of gray

The hex color #909EA4 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 62% green and 64.3% blue (144, 158, 164).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 10% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Lost at Sea (#8D9CA7), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.61:1).

#909EA4 color codes

HEX	`#909EA4`
RGB	`rgb(144, 158, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 62%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 10%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 12%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 4%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.21, -3.7, -4.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.21, 6.07, 232.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.428, 33.063, 39.893)`
Decimal	`9477796`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #909EA4, 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 #909EA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#909EA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.61:1	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 #909EA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #909ea4; }
.text { color: #909ea4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #909ea4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 158 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #909ea4, #9094a4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #909EA4?: #909EA4 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 #909EA4?: The RGB value is 144, 158, 164: 144 red, 158 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #909EA4?: The complementary color is #A49690, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #909EA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.