What color is #948A7D?

#948A7D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Eiffel Tower. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #948A7D?

The RGB value is 148, 138, 125: 148 red, 138 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #948A7D?

The complementary color is #7D8794, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #948A7D?

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.

#948A7D color

#948A7D rgb(148, 138, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #948A7D is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 54.1% green and 49% blue (148, 138, 125).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 10% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 16% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Eiffel Tower (#998E83), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#948A7D color codes

HEX	`#948A7D`
RGB	`rgb(148, 138, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 54.1%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 10%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 16%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 16%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.99, 1.43, 8.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.99, 8.43, 80.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.003, 25.954, 23.091)`
Decimal	`9734781`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #948A7D, 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 #948A7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#948A7D 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 #948A7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #948a7d; }
.text { color: #948a7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #948a7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 138 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #948a7d, #93947d); }

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Questions

What color is #948A7D?: #948A7D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Eiffel Tower. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #948A7D?: The RGB value is 148, 138, 125: 148 red, 138 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #948A7D?: The complementary color is #7D8794, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #948A7D?: 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.