What color is #9591AF?

#9591AF 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 #9591AF?

The RGB value is 149, 145, 175: 149 red, 145 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9591AF?

The complementary color is #ABAF91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9591AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9591AF color

#9591AF rgb(149, 145, 175)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9591AF is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 56.9% green and 68.6% blue (149, 145, 175).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 16% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.95:1).

#9591AF color codes

HEX	`#9591AF`
RGB	`rgb(149, 145, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 56.9%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 16%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 17%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 17%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.43, 7.67, -15.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.43, 16.98, 296.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.256, 29.735, 44.695)`
Decimal	`9802159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9591AF, 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 #9591AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9591AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.95:1	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 #9591AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9591af; }
.text { color: #9591af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9591af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 145 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9591af, #a491af); }

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Questions

What color is #9591AF?: #9591AF 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 #9591AF?: The RGB value is 149, 145, 175: 149 red, 145 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9591AF?: The complementary color is #ABAF91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9591AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.