What color is #9894B7?

#9894B7 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9894B7?

The RGB value is 152, 148, 183: 152 red, 148 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9894B7?

The complementary color is #B3B794, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9894B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9894B7 color

#9894B7 rgb(152, 148, 183)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9894B7 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 58% green and 71.8% blue (152, 148, 183).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 20% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.25:1).

#9894B7 color codes

HEX	`#9894B7`
RGB	`rgb(152, 148, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 58%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 20%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 19%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 19%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.74, 8.75, -17.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.74, 19.7, 296.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.084, 31.274, 49.137)`
Decimal	`9999543`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9894B7, 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 #9894B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9894B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.25:1	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 #9894B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9894b7; }
.text { color: #9894b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9894b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 148 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9894b7, #aa94b7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #9894B7?: #9894B7 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9894B7?: The RGB value is 152, 148, 183: 152 red, 148 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9894B7?: The complementary color is #B3B794, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9894B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.