What color is #9894BA?

#9894BA 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 #9894BA?

The RGB value is 152, 148, 186: 152 red, 148 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9894BA?

The complementary color is #B6BA94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9894BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9894BA color

#9894BA rgb(152, 148, 186)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 58% green and 72.9% blue (152, 148, 186).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 22% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.28:1).

#9894BA color codes

HEX	`#9894BA`
RGB	`rgb(152, 148, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 58%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 22%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 20%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 20%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.84, 9.43, -19.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.84, 21.37, 296.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.4, 31.4, 50.799)`
Decimal	`9999546`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9894BA, 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 #9894BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9894BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	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 #9894BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9894ba; }
.text { color: #9894ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9894ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 148 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9894ba, #ab94ba); }

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Questions

What color is #9894BA?: #9894BA 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 #9894BA?: The RGB value is 152, 148, 186: 152 red, 148 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9894BA?: The complementary color is #B6BA94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9894BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.