What color is #9398AA?

#9398AA is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Silverfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9398AA?

The RGB value is 147, 152, 170: 147 red, 152 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9398AA?

The complementary color is #AAA593, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9398AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9398AA color

#9398AA rgb(147, 152, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9398AA is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 59.6% green and 66.7% blue (147, 152, 170).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 12% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Silverfish (#8D95AA), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#9398AA color codes

HEX	`#9398AA`
RGB	`rgb(147, 152, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 59.6%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 12%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 14%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 11%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.98, 1.94, -10)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.98, 10.19, 281)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.515, 31.561, 42.507)`
Decimal	`9672874`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9398AA, 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 #9398AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9398AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	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 #9398AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9398aa; }
.text { color: #9398aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9398aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 152 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9398aa, #9993aa); }

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Questions

What color is #9398AA?: #9398AA is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Silverfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9398AA?: The RGB value is 147, 152, 170: 147 red, 152 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9398AA?: The complementary color is #AAA593, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9398AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.