What color is #948685?

#948685 is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #948685?

The RGB value is 148, 134, 133: 148 red, 134 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #948685?

The complementary color is #859394, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #948685?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#948685 color

#948685 rgb(148, 134, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #948685 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 52.5% green and 52.2% blue (148, 134, 133).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 7% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 10% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Zinc (#92898A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#948685 color codes

HEX	`#948685`
RGB	`rgb(148, 134, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 52.5%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 7%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 10%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 10%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.11, 5.09, 2.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.11, 5.65, 25.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.971, 25.04, 25.703)`
Decimal	`9733765`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #948685, 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 #948685	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#948685 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	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 #948685 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #948685; }
.text { color: #948685; }
.border { border: 2px solid #948685; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 134 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #948685, #948e85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #948685?: #948685 is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #948685?: The RGB value is 148, 134, 133: 148 red, 134 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #948685?: The complementary color is #859394, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #948685?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.