What color is #948C88?

#948C88 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 #948C88?

The RGB value is 148, 140, 136: 148 red, 140 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #948C88?

The complementary color is #889094, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #948C88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#948C88 color

#948C88 rgb(148, 140, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #948C88 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 54.9% green and 53.3% blue (148, 140, 136).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 5% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 8% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Chorus of Elephants (#8E8987), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.37:1).

#948C88 color codes

HEX	`#948C88`
RGB	`rgb(148, 140, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 54.9%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 5%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 8%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 8%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.82, 2.23, 3.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.82, 3.9, 55.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.034, 26.83, 27.095)`
Decimal	`9735304`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #948C88, 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 #948C88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#948C88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.37:1	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 #948C88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #948c88; }
.text { color: #948c88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #948c88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 140 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #948c88, #949288); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #948C88?: #948C88 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 #948C88?: The RGB value is 148, 140, 136: 148 red, 140 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #948C88?: The complementary color is #889094, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #948C88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.