What color is #919BB6?

#919BB6 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #919BB6?

The RGB value is 145, 155, 182: 145 red, 155 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #919BB6?

The complementary color is #B6AC91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #919BB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#919BB6 color

#919BB6 rgb(145, 155, 182)

Shades of blue

The hex color #919BB6 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 60.8% green and 71.4% blue (145, 155, 182).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 20% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Moon Veil (#8D99B1), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.57:1).

#919BB6 color codes

HEX	`#919BB6`
RGB	`rgb(145, 155, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 60.8%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 20%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 20%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 15%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.03, 2.3, -15.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.03, 15.36, 278.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.84, 32.839, 48.908)`
Decimal	`9542582`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #919BB6, 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 #919BB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#919BB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.57:1	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 #919BB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #919bb6; }
.text { color: #919bb6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #919bb6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 155 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #919bb6, #9991b6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #919BB6?: #919BB6 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #919BB6?: The RGB value is 145, 155, 182: 145 red, 155 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #919BB6?: The complementary color is #B6AC91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #919BB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.