What color is #948893?

#948893 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #948893?

The RGB value is 148, 136, 147: 148 red, 136 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #948893?

The complementary color is #889489, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #948893?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#948893 color

#948893 rgb(148, 136, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #948893 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 53.3% green and 57.6% blue (148, 136, 147).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 5% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 1% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.2:1).

#948893 color codes

HEX	`#948893`
RGB	`rgb(148, 136, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 53.3%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 5%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 8%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 1%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.05, 6.58, -4.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.05, 7.82, 327.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.283, 26.011, 31.234)`
Decimal	`9734291`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #948893, 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 #948893	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#948893 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.2:1	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 #948893 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #948893; }
.text { color: #948893; }
.border { border: 2px solid #948893; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 136 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #948893, #94888d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #948893?: #948893 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #948893?: The RGB value is 148, 136, 147: 148 red, 136 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #948893?: The complementary color is #889489, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #948893?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.