What color is #948E97?

#948E97 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #948E97?

The RGB value is 148, 142, 151: 148 red, 142 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #948E97?

The complementary color is #91978E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #948E97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#948E97 color

#948E97 rgb(148, 142, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #948E97 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 55.7% green and 59.2% blue (148, 142, 151).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 4% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Light (#9B959C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.58:1).

#948E97 color codes

HEX	`#948E97`
RGB	`rgb(148, 142, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 55.7%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 4%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 6%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 6%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.78, 3.96, -3.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.78, 5.61, 314.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.471, 27.876, 33.206)`
Decimal	`9735831`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #948E97, 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 #948E97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#948E97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.58:1	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 #948E97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #948e97; }
.text { color: #948e97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #948e97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 142 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #948e97, #978e96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #948E97?: #948E97 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #948E97?: The RGB value is 148, 142, 151: 148 red, 142 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #948E97?: The complementary color is #91978E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #948E97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.