What color is #948784?

#948784 is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #948784?

The RGB value is 148, 135, 132: 148 red, 135 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #948784?

The complementary color is #849194, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #948784?

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.

#948784 color

#948784 rgb(148, 135, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #948784 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 52.9% green and 51.8% blue (148, 135, 132).

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

The closest named color is Zinc (#92898A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#948784 color codes

HEX	`#948784`
RGB	`rgb(148, 135, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 52.9%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 7%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 11%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 11%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.36, 4.34, 3.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.36, 5.5, 37.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.041, 25.29, 25.388)`
Decimal	`9734020`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #948784, 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 #948784	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#948784 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 #948784 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #948784; }
.text { color: #948784; }
.border { border: 2px solid #948784; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 135 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #948784, #948f84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #948784?: #948784 is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #948784?: The RGB value is 148, 135, 132: 148 red, 135 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #948784?: The complementary color is #849194, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #948784?: 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.