What color is #9199AC?

#9199AC is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Silverfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9199AC?

The RGB value is 145, 153, 172: 145 red, 153 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9199AC?

The complementary color is #ACA491, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9199AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9199AC color

#9199AC rgb(145, 153, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9199AC is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 60% green and 67.5% blue (145, 153, 172).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 14% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Silverfish (#8D95AA), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.36:1).

#9199AC color codes

HEX	`#9199AC`
RGB	`rgb(145, 153, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 60%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 14%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 16%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 11%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.16, 1.15, -10.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.16, 10.93, 276.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.513, 31.78, 43.548)`
Decimal	`9542060`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9199AC, 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 #9199AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9199AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.36:1	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 #9199AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9199ac; }
.text { color: #9199ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9199ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 153 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9199ac, #9691ac); }

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Questions

What color is #9199AC?: #9199AC is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Silverfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9199AC?: The RGB value is 145, 153, 172: 145 red, 153 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9199AC?: The complementary color is #ACA491, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9199AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.