What color is #949095?

#949095 is a gray, closest to the named color Gull. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #949095?

The RGB value is 148, 144, 149: 148 red, 144 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #949095?

The complementary color is #919590, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #949095?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#949095 color

#949095 rgb(148, 144, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #949095 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 56.5% green and 58.4% blue (148, 144, 149).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 2% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Gull (#918C8F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.68:1).

#949095 color codes

HEX	`#949095`
RGB	`rgb(148, 144, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 56.5%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 2%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 3%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 3%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.26, 2.44, -2.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.26, 3.23, 318.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.61, 28.412, 32.458)`
Decimal	`9736341`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #949095, 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 #949095	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#949095 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.68:1	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 #949095 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #949095; }
.text { color: #949095; }
.border { border: 2px solid #949095; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 144 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #949095, #959094); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #949095?: #949095 is a gray, closest to the named color Gull. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #949095?: The RGB value is 148, 144, 149: 148 red, 144 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #949095?: The complementary color is #919590, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #949095?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.