What color is #948490?

#948490 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #948490?

The RGB value is 148, 132, 144: 148 red, 132 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #948490?

The complementary color is #849488, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #948490?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#948490 color

#948490 rgb(148, 132, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #948490 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 51.8% green and 56.5% blue (148, 132, 144).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 7% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 3% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#948490 color codes

HEX	`#948490`
RGB	`rgb(148, 132, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 51.8%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 7%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 11%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 3%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.89, 8.28, -4.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.89, 9.29, 333.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.497, 24.812, 29.826)`
Decimal	`9733264`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #948490, 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 #948490	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#948490 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	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 #948490 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #948490; }
.text { color: #948490; }
.border { border: 2px solid #948490; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 132 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #948490, #948488); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #948490?: #948490 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #948490?: The RGB value is 148, 132, 144: 148 red, 132 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #948490?: The complementary color is #849488, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #948490?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.