What color is #9399A8?

#9399A8 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 #9399A8?

The RGB value is 147, 153, 168: 147 red, 153 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9399A8?

The complementary color is #A8A293, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9399A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9399A8 color

#9399A8 rgb(147, 153, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9399A8 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 60% green and 65.9% blue (147, 153, 168).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 11% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% 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 7.36:1).

#9399A8 color codes

HEX	`#9399A8`
RGB	`rgb(147, 153, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 60%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 11%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 13%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 9%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.19, 0.95, -8.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.19, 8.61, 276.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.49, 31.812, 41.572)`
Decimal	`9673128`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9399A8, 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 #9399A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9399A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.36:1	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 #9399A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9399a8; }
.text { color: #9399a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9399a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 153 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9399a8, #9893a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9399A8?: #9399A8 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 #9399A8?: The RGB value is 147, 153, 168: 147 red, 153 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9399A8?: The complementary color is #A8A293, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9399A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.