What color is #94868E?

#94868E is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94868E?

The RGB value is 148, 134, 142: 148 red, 134 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94868E?

The complementary color is #86948C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94868E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94868E color

#94868E rgb(148, 134, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #94868E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 52.5% green and 55.7% blue (148, 134, 142).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 6% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 4% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

#94868E color codes

HEX	`#94868E`
RGB	`rgb(148, 134, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 52.5%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 6%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 9%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 4%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.37, 6.75, -2.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.37, 7.15, 340.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.62, 25.299, 29.12)`
Decimal	`9733774`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94868E, 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 #94868E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#94868E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	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 #94868E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94868e; }
.text { color: #94868e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94868e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 134 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94868e, #948687); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #94868E?: #94868E is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94868E?: The RGB value is 148, 134, 142: 148 red, 134 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94868E?: The complementary color is #86948C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94868E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.