What color is #909FB4?

#909FB4 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 #909FB4?

The RGB value is 144, 159, 180: 144 red, 159 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #909FB4?

The complementary color is #B4A590, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #909FB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.8:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#909FB4 color

#909FB4 rgb(144, 159, 180)

Shades of gray

The hex color #909FB4 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 62.4% green and 70.6% blue (144, 159, 180).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 19% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Robotic Gods (#94A2B1), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.8:1).

#909FB4 color codes

HEX	`#909FB4`
RGB	`rgb(144, 159, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 62.4%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 19%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 20%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 12%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.98, -0.72, -12.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.98, 12.66, 266.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.136, 34.02, 48.045)`
Decimal	`9478068`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #909FB4, 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 #909FB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#909FB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.8:1	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 #909FB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #909fb4; }
.text { color: #909fb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #909fb4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 159 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #909fb4, #9390b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #909FB4?: #909FB4 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 #909FB4?: The RGB value is 144, 159, 180: 144 red, 159 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #909FB4?: The complementary color is #B4A590, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #909FB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.8:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.