What color is #9199B8?

#9199B8 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 #9199B8?

The RGB value is 145, 153, 184: 145 red, 153 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9199B8?

The complementary color is #B8B091, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9199B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9199B8 color

#9199B8 rgb(145, 153, 184)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9199B8 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 60% green and 72.2% blue (145, 153, 184).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 22% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.45:1).

#9199B8 color codes

HEX	`#9199B8`
RGB	`rgb(145, 153, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 60%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 22%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 21%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 17%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.56, 3.88, -17.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.56, 17.46, 282.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.718, 32.262, 49.894)`
Decimal	`9542072`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9199B8, 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 #9199B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9199B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.45:1	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 #9199B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9199b8; }
.text { color: #9199b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9199b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 153 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9199b8, #9c91b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #9199B8?: #9199B8 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 #9199B8?: The RGB value is 145, 153, 184: 145 red, 153 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9199B8?: The complementary color is #B8B091, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9199B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.