What color is #94909F?

#94909F is a gray, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94909F?

The RGB value is 148, 144, 159: 148 red, 144 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94909F?

The complementary color is #9B9F90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94909F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94909F color

#94909F rgb(148, 144, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #94909F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 56.5% green and 62.4% blue (148, 144, 159).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 7% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Ash (#9998A7), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.75:1).

#94909F color codes

HEX	`#94909F`
RGB	`rgb(148, 144, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 56.5%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 7%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 9%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 9%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.56, 4.45, -7.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.56, 8.62, 301.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.443, 28.746, 36.844)`
Decimal	`9736351`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94909F, 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 #94909F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#94909F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.75:1	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 #94909F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94909f; }
.text { color: #94909f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94909f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 144 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94909f, #9c909f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #94909F?: #94909F is a gray, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94909F?: The RGB value is 148, 144, 159: 148 red, 144 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94909F?: The complementary color is #9B9F90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94909F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.