What color is #948E8B?

#948E8B 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 #948E8B?

The RGB value is 148, 142, 139: 148 red, 142 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #948E8B?

The complementary color is #8B9194, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #948E8B?

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.

#948E8B color

#948E8B rgb(148, 142, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #948E8B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 55.7% green and 54.5% blue (148, 142, 139).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 4% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 6% 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 6.5:1).

#948E8B color codes

HEX	`#948E8B`
RGB	`rgb(148, 142, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 55.7%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 4%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 6%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 6%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.44, 1.66, 2.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.44, 2.9, 55.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.545, 27.506, 28.332)`
Decimal	`9735819`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #948E8B, 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 #948E8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#948E8B 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 #948E8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #948e8b; }
.text { color: #948e8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #948e8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 142 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #948e8b, #94938b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #948E8B?: #948E8B 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 #948E8B?: The RGB value is 148, 142, 139: 148 red, 142 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #948E8B?: The complementary color is #8B9194, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #948E8B?: 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.