What color is #94828E?

#94828E is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94828E?

The RGB value is 148, 130, 142: 148 red, 130 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94828E?

The complementary color is #829488, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94828E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94828E color

#94828E rgb(148, 130, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #94828E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 51% green and 55.7% blue (148, 130, 142).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 8% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 4% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#94828E color codes

HEX	`#94828E`
RGB	`rgb(148, 130, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 51%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 8%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 12%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 4%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.3, 9.04, -3.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.3, 9.86, 336.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.077, 24.215, 28.939)`
Decimal	`9732750`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94828E, 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 #94828E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#94828E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	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 #94828E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94828e; }
.text { color: #94828e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94828e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 130 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94828e, #948285); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #94828E?: #94828E is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94828E?: The RGB value is 148, 130, 142: 148 red, 130 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94828E?: The complementary color is #829488, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94828E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.