What color is #9491A6?

#9491A6 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9491A6?

The RGB value is 148, 145, 166: 148 red, 145 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9491A6?

The complementary color is #A3A691, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9491A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9491A6 color

#9491A6 rgb(148, 145, 166)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9491A6 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 56.9% green and 65.1% blue (148, 145, 166).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 11% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.86:1).

#9491A6 color codes

HEX	`#9491A6`
RGB	`rgb(148, 145, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 56.9%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 11%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 13%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 13%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.05, 5.36, -10.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.05, 11.9, 296.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.22, 29.3, 40.185)`
Decimal	`9736614`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9491A6, 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 #9491A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9491A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.86:1	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 #9491A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9491a6; }
.text { color: #9491a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9491a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 145 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9491a6, #9f91a6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9491A6?: #9491A6 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9491A6?: The RGB value is 148, 145, 166: 148 red, 145 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9491A6?: The complementary color is #A3A691, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9491A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.