What color is #948388?

#948388 is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #948388?

The RGB value is 148, 131, 136: 148 red, 131 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #948388?

The complementary color is #83948F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #948388?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#948388 color

#948388 rgb(148, 131, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #948388 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 51.4% green and 53.3% blue (148, 131, 136).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 7% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 8% 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 5.86:1).

#948388 color codes

HEX	`#948388`
RGB	`rgb(148, 131, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 51.4%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 7%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 11%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 8%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.39, 7.34, -0.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.39, 7.35, 357.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.773, 24.307, 26.674)`
Decimal	`9733000`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #948388, 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 #948388	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#948388 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	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 #948388 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #948388; }
.text { color: #948388; }
.border { border: 2px solid #948388; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 131 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #948388, #948683); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #948388?: #948388 is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #948388?: The RGB value is 148, 131, 136: 148 red, 131 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #948388?: The complementary color is #83948F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #948388?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.