What color is #948E8D?

#948E8D is a gray, closest to the named color Hong Kong Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #948E8D?

The RGB value is 148, 142, 141: 148 red, 142 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #948E8D?

The complementary color is #8D9394, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #948E8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#948E8D color

#948E8D rgb(148, 142, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #948E8D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 55.7% green and 55.3% blue (148, 142, 141).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 3% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 5% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Hong Kong Mist (#948E90), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.51:1).

#948E8D color codes

HEX	`#948E8D`
RGB	`rgb(148, 142, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 55.7%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 3%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 5%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 5%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.49, 2.03, 1.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.49, 2.42, 33.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.693, 27.565, 29.109)`
Decimal	`9735821`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #948E8D, 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 #948E8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#948E8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.51:1	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 #948E8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #948e8d; }
.text { color: #948e8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #948e8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 142 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #948e8d, #94928d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #948E8D?: #948E8D is a gray, closest to the named color Hong Kong Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #948E8D?: The RGB value is 148, 142, 141: 148 red, 142 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #948E8D?: The complementary color is #8D9394, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #948E8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.