What color is #9295AB?

#9295AB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9295AB?

The RGB value is 146, 149, 171: 146 red, 149 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9295AB?

The complementary color is #ABA892, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9295AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9295AB color

#9295AB rgb(146, 149, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9295AB is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 58.4% green and 67.1% blue (146, 149, 171).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 13% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.11:1).

#9295AB color codes

HEX	`#9295AB`
RGB	`rgb(146, 149, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 58.4%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 13%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 15%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 13%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.12, 3.51, -11.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.12, 12.37, 286.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.951, 30.546, 42.838)`
Decimal	`9606571`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9295AB, 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 #9295AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9295AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	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 #9295AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9295ab; }
.text { color: #9295ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9295ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 149 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9295ab, #9b92ab); }

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Questions

What color is #9295AB?: #9295AB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9295AB?: The RGB value is 146, 149, 171: 146 red, 149 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9295AB?: The complementary color is #ABA892, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9295AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.