What color is #948A8B?

#948A8B is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #948A8B?

The RGB value is 148, 138, 139: 148 red, 138 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #948A8B?

The complementary color is #8A9493, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #948A8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#948A8B color

#948A8B rgb(148, 138, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #948A8B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 54.1% green and 54.5% blue (148, 138, 139).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 4% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 6% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Zinc (#92898A), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.27:1).

#948A8B color codes

HEX	`#948A8B`
RGB	`rgb(148, 138, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 54.1%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 4%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 7%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 6%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.36, 3.91, 0.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.36, 4, 11.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.961, 26.337, 28.137)`
Decimal	`9734795`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #948A8B, 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 #948A8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#948A8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.27:1	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 #948A8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #948a8b; }
.text { color: #948a8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #948a8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 138 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #948a8b, #948e8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #948A8B?: #948A8B is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #948A8B?: The RGB value is 148, 138, 139: 148 red, 138 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #948A8B?: The complementary color is #8A9493, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #948A8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.