What color is #948084?

#948084 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #948084?

The RGB value is 148, 128, 132: 148 red, 128 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #948084?

The complementary color is #809490, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #948084?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#948084 color

#948084 rgb(148, 128, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #948084 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 50.2% green and 51.8% blue (148, 128, 132).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 9% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 11% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#948084 color codes

HEX	`#948084`
RGB	`rgb(148, 128, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 50.2%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 9%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 14%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 11%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.48, 8.34, 0.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.48, 8.36, 4.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.096, 23.401, 25.073)`
Decimal	`9732228`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #948084, 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 #948084	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#948084 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	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 #948084 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #948084; }
.text { color: #948084; }
.border { border: 2px solid #948084; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 128 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #948084, #948680); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #948084?: #948084 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #948084?: The RGB value is 148, 128, 132: 148 red, 128 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #948084?: The complementary color is #809490, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #948084?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.