What color is #948382?

#948382 is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #948382?

The RGB value is 148, 131, 130: 148 red, 131 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #948382?

The complementary color is #829394, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #948382?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#948382 color

#948382 rgb(148, 131, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #948382 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 51.4% green and 51% blue (148, 131, 130).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 8% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 12% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#948382 color codes

HEX	`#948382`
RGB	`rgb(148, 131, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 51.4%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 8%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 12%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 12%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.23, 6.26, 2.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.23, 6.9, 24.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.358, 24.141, 24.491)`
Decimal	`9732994`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #948382, 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 #948382	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#948382 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	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 #948382 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #948382; }
.text { color: #948382; }
.border { border: 2px solid #948382; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 131 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #948382, #948c82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #948382?: #948382 is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #948382?: The RGB value is 148, 131, 130: 148 red, 131 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #948382?: The complementary color is #829394, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #948382?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.