What color is #9294A1?

#9294A1 is a gray, closest to the named color Too Big to Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9294A1?

The RGB value is 146, 148, 161: 146 red, 148 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9294A1?

The complementary color is #A19F92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9294A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9294A1 color

#9294A1 rgb(146, 148, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9294A1 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 58% green and 63.1% blue (146, 148, 161).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 7% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Too Big to Whale (#9596A4), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.97:1).

#9294A1 color codes

HEX	`#9294A1`
RGB	`rgb(146, 148, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 58%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 7%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 9%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 8%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.54, 1.92, -7.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.54, 7.33, 285.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.876, 29.864, 37.954)`
Decimal	`9606305`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9294A1, 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 #9294A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9294A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	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 #9294A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9294a1; }
.text { color: #9294a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9294a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 148 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9294a1, #9792a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9294A1?: #9294A1 is a gray, closest to the named color Too Big to Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9294A1?: The RGB value is 146, 148, 161: 146 red, 148 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9294A1?: The complementary color is #A19F92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9294A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.