What color is #9394AB?

#9394AB 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 #9394AB?

The RGB value is 147, 148, 171: 147 red, 148 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9394AB?

The complementary color is #ABAA93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9394AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9394AB color

#9394AB rgb(147, 148, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9394AB is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 58% green and 67.1% blue (147, 148, 171).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 13% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.06:1).

#9394AB color codes

HEX	`#9394AB`
RGB	`rgb(147, 148, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 58%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 13%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 14%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 13%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.93, 4.41, -12.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.93, 12.91, 289.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.972, 30.323, 42.794)`
Decimal	`9671851`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9394AB, 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 #9394AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9394AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.06:1	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 #9394AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9394ab; }
.text { color: #9394ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9394ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 148 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9394ab, #9e93ab); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9394AB?: #9394AB 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 #9394AB?: The RGB value is 147, 148, 171: 147 red, 148 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9394AB?: The complementary color is #ABAA93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9394AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.