What color is #94838C?

#94838C is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94838C?

The RGB value is 148, 131, 140: 148 red, 131 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94838C?

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

Is black or white text better on #94838C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94838C color

#94838C rgb(148, 131, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #94838C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 51.4% green and 54.9% blue (148, 131, 140).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 7% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 5% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#94838C color codes

HEX	`#94838C`
RGB	`rgb(148, 131, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 51.4%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 7%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 11%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 5%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.51, 8.09, -2.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.51, 8.46, 343.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.062, 24.422, 28.2)`
Decimal	`9733004`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94838C, 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 #94838C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#94838C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	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 #94838C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94838c; }
.text { color: #94838c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94838c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 131 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94838c, #948384); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #94838C?: #94838C is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94838C?: The RGB value is 148, 131, 140: 148 red, 131 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94838C?: The complementary color is #83948B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94838C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.