What color is #948880?

#948880 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #948880?

The RGB value is 148, 136, 128: 148 red, 136 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #948880?

The complementary color is #808C94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #948880?

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.

#948880 color

#948880 rgb(148, 136, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #948880 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 53.3% green and 50.2% blue (148, 136, 128).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 9% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 14% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Metal (#9B8B84), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#948880 color codes

HEX	`#948880`
RGB	`rgb(148, 136, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 53.3%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 9%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 14%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 14%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.52, 3.07, 5.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.52, 6.67, 62.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.913, 25.463, 24.02)`
Decimal	`9734272`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #948880, 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 #948880	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#948880 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 #948880 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #948880; }
.text { color: #948880; }
.border { border: 2px solid #948880; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 136 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #948880, #949280); }

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Questions

What color is #948880?: #948880 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #948880?: The RGB value is 148, 136, 128: 148 red, 136 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #948880?: The complementary color is #808C94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #948880?: 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.