What color is #9795A8?

#9795A8 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 #9795A8?

The RGB value is 151, 149, 168: 151 red, 149 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9795A8?

The complementary color is #A6A895, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9795A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9795A8 color

#9795A8 rgb(151, 149, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9795A8 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 58.4% green and 65.9% blue (151, 149, 168).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 10% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.18:1).

#9795A8 color codes

HEX	`#9795A8`
RGB	`rgb(151, 149, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 58.4%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 10%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 11%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 11%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.42, 4.56, -9.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.42, 10.69, 295.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.576, 30.901, 41.392)`
Decimal	`9934248`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9795A8, 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 #9795A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9795A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.18:1	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 #9795A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9795a8; }
.text { color: #9795a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9795a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 149 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9795a8, #a195a8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9795A8?: #9795A8 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 #9795A8?: The RGB value is 151, 149, 168: 151 red, 149 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9795A8?: The complementary color is #A6A895, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9795A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.