What color is #9298A7?

#9298A7 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 #9298A7?

The RGB value is 146, 152, 167: 146 red, 152 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9298A7?

The complementary color is #A7A192, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9298A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9298A7 color

#9298A7 rgb(146, 152, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9298A7 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 59.6% green and 65.5% blue (146, 152, 167).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 11% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Dusky Mood (#979BA8), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

#9298A7 color codes

HEX	`#9298A7`
RGB	`rgb(146, 152, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 59.6%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 11%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 13%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 9%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.81, 0.95, -8.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.81, 8.63, 276.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.056, 31.357, 41.021)`
Decimal	`9607335`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9298A7, 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 #9298A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9298A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	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 #9298A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9298a7; }
.text { color: #9298a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9298a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 152 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9298a7, #9792a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9298A7?: #9298A7 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 #9298A7?: The RGB value is 146, 152, 167: 146 red, 152 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9298A7?: The complementary color is #A7A192, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9298A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.