What color is #9491AC?

#9491AC is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9491AC?

The RGB value is 148, 145, 172: 148 red, 145 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9491AC?

The complementary color is #A9AC91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9491AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9491AC color

#9491AC rgb(148, 145, 172)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9491AC is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 56.9% green and 67.5% blue (148, 145, 172).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 14% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.91:1).

#9491AC color codes

HEX	`#9491AC`
RGB	`rgb(148, 145, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 56.9%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 14%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 16%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 16%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.24, 6.67, -13.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.24, 15.26, 295.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.783, 29.525, 43.152)`
Decimal	`9736620`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9491AC, 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 #9491AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9491AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.91:1	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 #9491AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9491ac; }
.text { color: #9491ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9491ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 145 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9491ac, #a291ac); }

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Questions

What color is #9491AC?: #9491AC is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9491AC?: The RGB value is 148, 145, 172: 148 red, 145 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9491AC?: The complementary color is #A9AC91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9491AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.