What color is #9297A6?

#9297A6 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusky Mood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9297A6?

The RGB value is 146, 151, 166: 146 red, 151 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9297A6?

The complementary color is #A6A192, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9297A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9297A6 color

#9297A6 rgb(146, 151, 166)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9297A6 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 59.2% green and 65.1% blue (146, 151, 166).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 10% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Dusky Mood (#979BA8), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.2:1).

#9297A6 color codes

HEX	`#9297A6`
RGB	`rgb(146, 151, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 59.2%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 10%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 12%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 9%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.51, 1.3, -8.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.51, 8.56, 278.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.802, 30.997, 40.482)`
Decimal	`9607078`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9297A6, 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 #9297A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9297A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.2:1	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 #9297A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9297a6; }
.text { color: #9297a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9297a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 151 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9297a6, #9792a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9297A6?: #9297A6 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusky Mood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9297A6?: The RGB value is 146, 151, 166: 146 red, 151 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9297A6?: The complementary color is #A6A192, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9297A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.