What color is #9497A8?

#9497A8 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Too Big to Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9497A8?

The RGB value is 148, 151, 168: 148 red, 151 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9497A8?

The complementary color is #A8A594, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9497A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9497A8 color

#9497A8 rgb(148, 151, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9497A8 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 59.2% green and 65.9% blue (148, 151, 168).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 10% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Too Big to Whale (#9596A4), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.25:1).

#9497A8 color codes

HEX	`#9497A8`
RGB	`rgb(148, 151, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 59.2%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 10%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 12%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 10%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.72, 2.41, -9.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.72, 9.56, 284.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.346, 31.256, 41.472)`
Decimal	`9738152`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9497A8, 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 #9497A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9497A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.25:1	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 #9497A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9497a8; }
.text { color: #9497a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9497a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 151 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9497a8, #9b94a8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9497A8?: #9497A8 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Too Big to Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9497A8?: The RGB value is 148, 151, 168: 148 red, 151 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9497A8?: The complementary color is #A8A594, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9497A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.