What color is #9490A3?

#9490A3 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9490A3?

The RGB value is 148, 144, 163: 148 red, 144 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9490A3?

The complementary color is #9FA390, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9490A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9490A3 color

#9490A3 rgb(148, 144, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9490A3 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 56.5% green and 63.9% blue (148, 144, 163).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 9% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Ash (#9998A7), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.78:1).

#9490A3 color codes

HEX	`#9490A3`
RGB	`rgb(148, 144, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 56.5%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 9%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 12%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 12%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.68, 5.29, -9.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.68, 10.84, 299.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.796, 28.887, 38.702)`
Decimal	`9736355`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9490A3, 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 #9490A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9490A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	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 #9490A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9490a3; }
.text { color: #9490a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9490a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 144 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9490a3, #9e90a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #9490A3?: #9490A3 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9490A3?: The RGB value is 148, 144, 163: 148 red, 144 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9490A3?: The complementary color is #9FA390, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9490A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.