What color is #94878A?

#94878A is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94878A?

The RGB value is 148, 135, 138: 148 red, 135 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94878A?

The complementary color is #879491, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94878A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94878A color

#94878A rgb(148, 135, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #94878A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 52.9% green and 54.1% blue (148, 135, 138).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 6% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 7% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Zinc (#92898A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.09:1).

#94878A color codes

HEX	`#94878A`
RGB	`rgb(148, 135, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 52.9%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 6%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 9%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 7%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.52, 5.43, 0.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.52, 5.43, 1.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.464, 25.459, 27.613)`
Decimal	`9734026`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94878A, 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 #94878A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#94878A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.09:1	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 #94878A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94878a; }
.text { color: #94878a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94878a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 135 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94878a, #948b87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #94878A?: #94878A is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94878A?: The RGB value is 148, 135, 138: 148 red, 135 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94878A?: The complementary color is #879491, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94878A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.