What color is #948B98?

#948B98 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #948B98?

The RGB value is 148, 139, 152: 148 red, 139 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #948B98?

The complementary color is #8F988B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #948B98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#948B98 color

#948B98 rgb(148, 139, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #948B98 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 54.5% green and 59.6% blue (148, 139, 152).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 6% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.41:1).

#948B98 color codes

HEX	`#948B98`
RGB	`rgb(148, 139, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 54.5%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 6%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 9%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 9%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59, 5.86, -5.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59, 8.17, 315.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.112, 27.028, 33.488)`
Decimal	`9735064`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #948B98, 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 #948B98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#948B98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	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 #948B98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #948b98; }
.text { color: #948b98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #948b98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 139 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #948b98, #988b95); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #948B98?: #948B98 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #948B98?: The RGB value is 148, 139, 152: 148 red, 139 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #948B98?: The complementary color is #8F988B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #948B98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.