What color is #948C89?

#948C89 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 #948C89?

The RGB value is 148, 140, 137: 148 red, 140 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #948C89?

The complementary color is #899194, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #948C89?

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.

#948C89 color

#948C89 rgb(148, 140, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #948C89 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 54.9% green and 53.7% blue (148, 140, 137).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 5% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 7% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Chorus of Elephants (#8E8987), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#948C89 color codes

HEX	`#948C89`
RGB	`rgb(148, 140, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 54.9%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 5%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 7%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 7%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.84, 2.41, 2.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.84, 3.59, 47.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.106, 26.858, 27.471)`
Decimal	`9735305`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #948C89, 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 #948C89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#948C89 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 #948C89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #948c89; }
.text { color: #948c89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #948c89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 140 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #948c89, #949289); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #948C89?: #948C89 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 #948C89?: The RGB value is 148, 140, 137: 148 red, 140 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #948C89?: The complementary color is #899194, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #948C89?: 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.