What color is #948B9B?

#948B9B is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #948B9B?

The RGB value is 148, 139, 155: 148 red, 139 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #948B9B?

The complementary color is #929B8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #948B9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#948B9B color

#948B9B rgb(148, 139, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #948B9B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 54.5% green and 60.8% blue (148, 139, 155).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 7% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% 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 6.43:1).

#948B9B color codes

HEX	`#948B9B`
RGB	`rgb(148, 139, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 54.5%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 7%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 10%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 10%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.09, 6.47, -7.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.09, 9.73, 311.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.361, 27.128, 34.799)`
Decimal	`9735067`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #948B9B, 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 #948B9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#948B9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	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 #948B9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #948b9b; }
.text { color: #948b9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #948b9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 139 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #948b9b, #9b8b9a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #948B9B?: #948B9B is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #948B9B?: The RGB value is 148, 139, 155: 148 red, 139 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #948B9B?: The complementary color is #929B8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #948B9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.