What color is #9D94AB?

#9D94AB is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D94AB?

The RGB value is 157, 148, 171: 157 red, 148 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D94AB?

The complementary color is #A2AB94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D94AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D94AB color

#9D94AB rgb(157, 148, 171)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9D94AB is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 58% green and 67.1% blue (157, 148, 171).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 12% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.26:1).

#9D94AB color codes

HEX	`#9D94AB`
RGB	`rgb(157, 148, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 58%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 12%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 13%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 13%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.75, 7.83, -10.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.75, 13.36, 305.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.844, 31.288, 42.882)`
Decimal	`10327211`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D94AB, 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 #9D94AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9D94AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.26:1	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 #9D94AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d94ab; }
.text { color: #9d94ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d94ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 148 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d94ab, #a994ab); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9D94AB?: #9D94AB is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D94AB?: The RGB value is 157, 148, 171: 157 red, 148 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D94AB?: The complementary color is #A2AB94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D94AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.