What color is #948F9B?

#948F9B is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #948F9B?

The RGB value is 148, 143, 155: 148 red, 143 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #948F9B?

The complementary color is #969B8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #948F9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#948F9B color

#948F9B rgb(148, 143, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #948F9B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 56.1% green and 60.8% blue (148, 143, 155).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 6% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Light (#9B959C), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.66:1).

#948F9B color codes

HEX	`#948F9B`
RGB	`rgb(148, 143, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 56.1%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 6%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 8%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 8%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.17, 4.2, -5.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.17, 7.06, 306.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.951, 28.307, 34.995)`
Decimal	`9736091`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #948F9B, 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 #948F9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#948F9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	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 #948F9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #948f9b; }
.text { color: #948f9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #948f9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 143 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #948f9b, #9a8f9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #948F9B?: #948F9B is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #948F9B?: The RGB value is 148, 143, 155: 148 red, 143 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #948F9B?: The complementary color is #969B8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #948F9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.