What color is #948C9E?

#948C9E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #948C9E?

The RGB value is 148, 140, 158: 148 red, 140 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #948C9E?

The complementary color is #969E8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #948C9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#948C9E color

#948C9E rgb(148, 140, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #948C9E is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 54.9% green and 62% blue (148, 140, 158).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 8% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.5:1).

#948C9E color codes

HEX	`#948C9E`
RGB	`rgb(148, 140, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 54.9%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 8%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 11%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 11%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.45, 6.51, -8.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.45, 10.67, 307.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.761, 27.521, 36.191)`
Decimal	`9735326`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #948C9E, 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 #948C9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#948C9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.5:1	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 #948C9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #948c9e; }
.text { color: #948c9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #948c9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 140 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #948c9e, #9d8c9e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #948C9E?: #948C9E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #948C9E?: The RGB value is 148, 140, 158: 148 red, 140 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #948C9E?: The complementary color is #969E8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #948C9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.