What color is #9794A9?

#9794A9 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 #9794A9?

The RGB value is 151, 148, 169: 151 red, 148 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9794A9?

The complementary color is #A6A994, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9794A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9794A9 color

#9794A9 rgb(151, 148, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9794A9 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 58% green and 66.3% blue (151, 148, 169).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 11% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.12:1).

#9794A9 color codes

HEX	`#9794A9`
RGB	`rgb(151, 148, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 58%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 11%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 12%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 12%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.19, 5.34, -10.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.19, 11.86, 296.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.512, 30.624, 41.832)`
Decimal	`9933993`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9794A9, 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 #9794A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9794A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.12:1	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 #9794A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9794a9; }
.text { color: #9794a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9794a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 148 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9794a9, #a294a9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9794A9?: #9794A9 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 #9794A9?: The RGB value is 151, 148, 169: 151 red, 148 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9794A9?: The complementary color is #A6A994, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9794A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.