What color is #948E90?

#948E90 is a gray known as Hong Kong Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Hong Kong Mist?

The RGB value is 148, 142, 144: 148 red, 142 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Hong Kong Mist?

The complementary color is #8E9492, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #948E90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Hong Kong Mist color: hex code #948E90

#948E90 rgb(148, 142, 144)

Shades of gray

Hong Kong Mist has the hex code #948E90. It is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 55.7% green and 56.5% blue (148, 142, 144).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 3% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 3% yellow and 42% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.53:1).

Hong Kong Mist (#948E90) color codes

HEX	`#948E90`
RGB	`rgb(148, 142, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 55.7%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 3%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 4%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 3%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.58, 2.59, -0.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.58, 2.61, 354.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.919, 27.656, 30.3)`
Decimal	`9735824`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Hong Kong Mist, 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 #948E90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#948E90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.53:1	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 #948E90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #948e90; }
.text { color: #948e90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #948e90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 142 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #948e90, #948f8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

See #948E90 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #948E90?: #948E90 is a gray known as Hong Kong Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Hong Kong Mist?: The RGB value is 148, 142, 144: 148 red, 142 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Hong Kong Mist?: The complementary color is #8E9492, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #948E90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.