What color is #94858D?

#94858D is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94858D?

The RGB value is 148, 133, 141: 148 red, 133 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94858D?

The complementary color is #85948C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94858D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94858D color

#94858D rgb(148, 133, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #94858D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 52.2% green and 55.3% blue (148, 133, 141).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 7% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 5% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6:1).

#94858D color codes

HEX	`#94858D`
RGB	`rgb(148, 133, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 52.2%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 7%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 10%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 5%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.07, 7.13, -2.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.07, 7.47, 342.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.407, 24.994, 28.68)`
Decimal	`9733517`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94858D, 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 #94858D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#94858D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6:1	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 #94858D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94858d; }
.text { color: #94858d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94858d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 133 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94858d, #948586); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #94858D?: #94858D is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94858D?: The RGB value is 148, 133, 141: 148 red, 133 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94858D?: The complementary color is #85948C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94858D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.