What color is #948593?

#948593 is a gray known as Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Femme Fatale?

The RGB value is 148, 133, 147: 148 red, 133 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Femme Fatale?

The complementary color is #859486, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #948593?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Femme Fatale color: hex code #948593

#948593 rgb(148, 133, 147)

Shades of gray

Femme Fatale has the hex code #948593. It is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 52.2% green and 57.6% blue (148, 133, 147).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 7% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 1% yellow and 42% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.04:1).

Femme Fatale (#948593) color codes

HEX	`#948593`
RGB	`rgb(148, 133, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 52.2%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 7%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 10%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 1%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.25, 8.29, -5.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.25, 9.9, 326.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.866, 25.178, 31.095)`
Decimal	`9733523`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Femme Fatale, 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 #948593	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#948593 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	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 #948593 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #948593; }
.text { color: #948593; }
.border { border: 2px solid #948593; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 133 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #948593, #94858b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

See #948593 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #948593?: #948593 is a gray known as Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Femme Fatale?: The RGB value is 148, 133, 147: 148 red, 133 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Femme Fatale?: The complementary color is #859486, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #948593?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.