What color is #9499B0?

#9499B0 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Silverfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9499B0?

The RGB value is 148, 153, 176: 148 red, 153 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9499B0?

The complementary color is #B0AB94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9499B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9499B0 color

#9499B0 rgb(148, 153, 176)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9499B0 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 60% green and 69% blue (148, 153, 176).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 15% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Silverfish (#8D95AA), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.44:1).

#9499B0 color codes

HEX	`#9499B0`
RGB	`rgb(148, 153, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 60%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 15%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 16%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 13%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.52, 3.04, -12.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.52, 12.93, 283.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.439, 32.213, 45.627)`
Decimal	`9738672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9499B0, 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 #9499B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9499B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.44:1	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 #9499B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9499b0; }
.text { color: #9499b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9499b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 153 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9499b0, #9d94b0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9499B0?: #9499B0 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Silverfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9499B0?: The RGB value is 148, 153, 176: 148 red, 153 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9499B0?: The complementary color is #B0AB94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9499B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.