What color is #949089?

#949089 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #949089?

The RGB value is 148, 144, 137: 148 red, 144 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #949089?

The complementary color is #898D94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #949089?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#949089 color

#949089 rgb(148, 144, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #949089 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 56.5% green and 53.7% blue (148, 144, 137).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 5% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 7% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Stone (#928E85), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#949089 color codes

HEX	`#949089`
RGB	`rgb(148, 144, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 56.5%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 5%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 7%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 7%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.93, 0.17, 4.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.93, 4.24, 87.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.701, 28.049, 27.669)`
Decimal	`9736329`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #949089, 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 #949089	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#949089 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	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 #949089 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #949089; }
.text { color: #949089; }
.border { border: 2px solid #949089; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 144 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #949089, #939489); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #949089?: #949089 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #949089?: The RGB value is 148, 144, 137: 148 red, 144 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #949089?: The complementary color is #898D94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #949089?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.