What color is #9398A7?

#9398A7 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 #9398A7?

The RGB value is 147, 152, 167: 147 red, 152 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9398A7?

The complementary color is #A7A293, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9398A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9398A7 color

#9398A7 rgb(147, 152, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9398A7 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 59.6% green and 65.5% blue (147, 152, 167).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 10% saturation and 62% 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 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.29:1).

#9398A7 color codes

HEX	`#9398A7`
RGB	`rgb(147, 152, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 59.6%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 10%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 12%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 9%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.89, 1.3, -8.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.89, 8.55, 278.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.234, 31.449, 41.029)`
Decimal	`9672871`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9398A7, 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 #9398A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9398A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.29:1	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 #9398A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9398a7; }
.text { color: #9398a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9398a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 152 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9398a7, #9893a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9398A7?: #9398A7 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 #9398A7?: The RGB value is 147, 152, 167: 147 red, 152 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9398A7?: The complementary color is #A7A293, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9398A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.