What color is #948894?

#948894 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #948894?

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

What is the complementary color of #948894?

The complementary color is #889488, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #948894?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#948894 color

#948894 rgb(148, 136, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #948894 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 5% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.21:1).

#948894 color codes

HEX	`#948894`
RGB	`rgb(148, 136, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 53.3%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 5%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 8%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.08, 6.77, -4.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.08, 8.28, 324.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.361, 26.043, 31.649)`
Decimal	`9734292`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #948894, 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 #948894	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#948894 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.21:1	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 #948894 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #948894; }
.text { color: #948894; }
.border { border: 2px solid #948894; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 136 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #948894, #94888e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #948894?: #948894 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #948894?: The RGB value is 148, 136, 148: 148 red, 136 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #948894?: The complementary color is #889488, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #948894?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.