What color is #948486?

#948486 is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #948486?

The RGB value is 148, 132, 134: 148 red, 132 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #948486?

The complementary color is #849492, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #948486?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#948486 color

#948486 rgb(148, 132, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #948486 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 51.8% green and 52.5% blue (148, 132, 134).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 7% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 9% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#948486 color codes

HEX	`#948486`
RGB	`rgb(148, 132, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 51.8%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 7%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 11%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 9%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.6, 6.41, 1.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.6, 6.51, 10.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.767, 24.52, 25.978)`
Decimal	`9733254`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #948486, 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 #948486	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#948486 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	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 #948486 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #948486; }
.text { color: #948486; }
.border { border: 2px solid #948486; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 132 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #948486, #948a84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #948486?: #948486 is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #948486?: The RGB value is 148, 132, 134: 148 red, 132 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #948486?: The complementary color is #849492, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #948486?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.