What color is #9194AD?

#9194AD is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9194AD?

The RGB value is 145, 148, 173: 145 red, 148 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9194AD?

The complementary color is #ADAA91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9194AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9194AD color

#9194AD rgb(145, 148, 173)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9194AD is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 58% green and 67.8% blue (145, 148, 173).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 15% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#9194AD color codes

HEX	`#9194AD`
RGB	`rgb(145, 148, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 58%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 15%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 16%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 14%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.84, 4.19, -13.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.84, 14.06, 287.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.808, 30.216, 43.789)`
Decimal	`9540781`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9194AD, 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 #9194AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9194AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	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 #9194AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9194ad; }
.text { color: #9194ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9194ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 148 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9194ad, #9c91ad); }

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Questions

What color is #9194AD?: #9194AD is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9194AD?: The RGB value is 145, 148, 173: 145 red, 148 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9194AD?: The complementary color is #ADAA91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9194AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.