What color is #9498A9?

#9498A9 is a light, 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 #9498A9?

The RGB value is 148, 152, 169: 148 red, 152 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9498A9?

The complementary color is #A9A594, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9498A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9498A9 color

#9498A9 rgb(148, 152, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9498A9 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 59.6% green and 66.3% blue (148, 152, 169).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 11% 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 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.32:1).

#9498A9 color codes

HEX	`#9498A9`
RGB	`rgb(148, 152, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 59.6%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 11%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 12%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 10%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.02, 2.07, -9.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.02, 9.59, 282.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.601, 31.617, 42.019)`
Decimal	`9738409`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9498A9, 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 #9498A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9498A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.32:1	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 #9498A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9498a9; }
.text { color: #9498a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9498a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 152 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9498a9, #9b94a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #9498A9?: #9498A9 is a light, 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 #9498A9?: The RGB value is 148, 152, 169: 148 red, 152 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9498A9?: The complementary color is #A9A594, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9498A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.