What color is #94828F?

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

What is the RGB value of #94828F?

The RGB value is 148, 130, 143: 148 red, 130 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94828F?

The complementary color is #829487, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94828F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94828F color

#94828F rgb(148, 130, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #94828F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 51% green and 56.1% blue (148, 130, 143).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 8% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 3% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.85:1).

#94828F color codes

HEX	`#94828F`
RGB	`rgb(148, 130, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 51%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 8%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 12%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 3%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.33, 9.23, -4.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.33, 10.26, 334.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.153, 24.245, 29.336)`
Decimal	`9732751`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94828F, 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 #94828F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#94828F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	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 #94828F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94828f; }
.text { color: #94828f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94828f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 130 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94828f, #948286); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #94828F?: #94828F is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94828F?: The RGB value is 148, 130, 143: 148 red, 130 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94828F?: The complementary color is #829487, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94828F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.