What color is #948988?

#948988 is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #948988?

The RGB value is 148, 137, 136: 148 red, 137 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #948988?

The complementary color is #889394, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #948988?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#948988 color

#948988 rgb(148, 137, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #948988 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 53.7% green and 53.3% blue (148, 137, 136).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 5% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 8% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Zinc (#92898A), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.19:1).

#948988 color codes

HEX	`#948988`
RGB	`rgb(148, 137, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 53.7%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 5%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 8%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 8%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58, 3.93, 2.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58, 4.42, 27.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.602, 25.965, 26.951)`
Decimal	`9734536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #948988, 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 #948988	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#948988 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.19:1	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 #948988 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #948988; }
.text { color: #948988; }
.border { border: 2px solid #948988; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 137 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #948988, #948f88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #948988?: #948988 is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #948988?: The RGB value is 148, 137, 136: 148 red, 137 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #948988?: The complementary color is #889394, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #948988?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.