What color is #909FAA?

#909FAA 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 #909FAA?

The RGB value is 144, 159, 170: 144 red, 159 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #909FAA?

The complementary color is #AA9B90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #909FAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#909FAA color

#909FAA rgb(144, 159, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #909FAA is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 62.4% green and 66.7% blue (144, 159, 170).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 13% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Lost at Sea (#8D9CA7), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.73:1).

#909FAA color codes

HEX	`#909FAA`
RGB	`rgb(144, 159, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 62.4%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 13%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 15%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 6%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.67, -2.95, -7.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.67, 8.07, 248.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.154, 33.627, 42.872)`
Decimal	`9478058`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #909FAA, 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 #909FAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#909FAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.73:1	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 #909FAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #909faa; }
.text { color: #909faa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #909faa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 159 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #909faa, #9092aa); }

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Questions

What color is #909FAA?: #909FAA 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 #909FAA?: The RGB value is 144, 159, 170: 144 red, 159 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #909FAA?: The complementary color is #AA9B90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #909FAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.