What color is #948B97?

#948B97 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #948B97?

The RGB value is 148, 139, 151: 148 red, 139 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #948B97?

The complementary color is #8E978B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #948B97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#948B97 color

#948B97 rgb(148, 139, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #948B97 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 54.5% green and 59.2% blue (148, 139, 151).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 5% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.4:1).

#948B97 color codes

HEX	`#948B97`
RGB	`rgb(148, 139, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 54.5%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 5%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 8%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 8%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.97, 5.66, -5.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.97, 7.66, 317.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.03, 26.996, 33.059)`
Decimal	`9735063`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #948B97, 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 #948B97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#948B97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.4:1	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 #948B97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #948b97; }
.text { color: #948b97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #948b97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 139 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #948b97, #978b94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #948B97?: #948B97 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #948B97?: The RGB value is 148, 139, 151: 148 red, 139 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #948B97?: The complementary color is #8E978B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #948B97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.