What color is #948186?

#948186 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #948186?

The RGB value is 148, 129, 134: 148 red, 129 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #948186?

The complementary color is #81948F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #948186?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#948186 color

#948186 rgb(148, 129, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #948186 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 50.6% green and 52.5% blue (148, 129, 134).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 8% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 9% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#948186 color codes

HEX	`#948186`
RGB	`rgb(148, 129, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 50.6%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 8%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 13%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 9%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.8, 8.12, -0.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.8, 8.12, 359.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.366, 23.718, 25.844)`
Decimal	`9732486`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #948186, 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 #948186	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#948186 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	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 #948186 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #948186; }
.text { color: #948186; }
.border { border: 2px solid #948186; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 129 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #948186, #948681); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #948186?: #948186 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #948186?: The RGB value is 148, 129, 134: 148 red, 129 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #948186?: The complementary color is #81948F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #948186?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.