What color is #94898C?

#94898C is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94898C?

The RGB value is 148, 137, 140: 148 red, 137 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94898C?

The complementary color is #899491, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94898C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94898C color

#94898C rgb(148, 137, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #94898C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 53.7% green and 54.9% blue (148, 137, 140).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 5% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 5% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Zinc (#92898A), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#94898C color codes

HEX	`#94898C`
RGB	`rgb(148, 137, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 53.7%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 5%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 7%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 5%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.11, 4.67, -0.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.11, 4.67, 358.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.891, 26.081, 28.476)`
Decimal	`9734540`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94898C, 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 #94898C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#94898C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	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 #94898C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94898c; }
.text { color: #94898c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94898c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 137 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94898c, #948b89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #94898C?: #94898C is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94898C?: The RGB value is 148, 137, 140: 148 red, 137 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94898C?: The complementary color is #899491, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94898C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.