What color is #948B88?

#948B88 is a gray, closest to the named color Chorus of Elephants. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #948B88?

The RGB value is 148, 139, 136: 148 red, 139 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #948B88?

The complementary color is #889194, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #948B88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#948B88 color

#948B88 rgb(148, 139, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #948B88 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 54.5% green and 53.3% blue (148, 139, 136).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 5% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 8% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Chorus of Elephants (#8E8987), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#948B88 color codes

HEX	`#948B88`
RGB	`rgb(148, 139, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 54.5%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 5%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 8%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 8%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.55, 2.8, 2.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.55, 3.96, 45.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.889, 26.539, 27.046)`
Decimal	`9735048`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #948B88, 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 #948B88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#948B88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	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 #948B88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #948b88; }
.text { color: #948b88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #948b88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 139 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #948b88, #949188); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #948B88?: #948B88 is a gray, closest to the named color Chorus of Elephants. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #948B88?: The RGB value is 148, 139, 136: 148 red, 139 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #948B88?: The complementary color is #889194, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #948B88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.