What color is #9495AA?

#9495AA is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9495AA?

The RGB value is 148, 149, 170: 148 red, 149 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9495AA?

The complementary color is #AAA994, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9495AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9495AA color

#9495AA rgb(148, 149, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9495AA is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 58.4% green and 66.7% blue (148, 149, 170).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 11% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.14:1).

#9495AA color codes

HEX	`#9495AA`
RGB	`rgb(148, 149, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 58.4%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 11%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 13%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 12%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.25, 3.97, -11.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.25, 11.78, 289.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.214, 30.693, 42.355)`
Decimal	`9737642`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9495AA, 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 #9495AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9495AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.14:1	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 #9495AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9495aa; }
.text { color: #9495aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9495aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 149 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9495aa, #9e94aa); }

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Questions

What color is #9495AA?: #9495AA is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9495AA?: The RGB value is 148, 149, 170: 148 red, 149 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9495AA?: The complementary color is #AAA994, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9495AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.