What color is #949193?

#949193 is a gray, closest to the named color Hong Kong Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #949193?

The RGB value is 148, 145, 147: 148 red, 145 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #949193?

The complementary color is #919492, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #949193?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#949193 color

#949193 rgb(148, 145, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #949193 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 56.9% green and 57.6% blue (148, 145, 147).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 1% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 1% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Hong Kong Mist (#948E90), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#949193 color codes

HEX	`#949193`
RGB	`rgb(148, 145, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 56.9%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 1%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 2%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 1%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.47, 1.48, -0.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.47, 1.63, 335.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.604, 28.653, 31.675)`
Decimal	`9736595`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #949193, 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 #949193	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#949193 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	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 #949193 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #949193; }
.text { color: #949193; }
.border { border: 2px solid #949193; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 145 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #949193, #949191); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #949193?: #949193 is a gray, closest to the named color Hong Kong Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #949193?: The RGB value is 148, 145, 147: 148 red, 145 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #949193?: The complementary color is #919492, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #949193?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.