What color is #949194?

#949194 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 #949194?

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

What is the complementary color of #949194?

The complementary color is #919491, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #949194?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#949194 color

#949194 rgb(148, 145, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #949194 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 1% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% 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 6.74:1).

#949194 color codes

HEX	`#949194`
RGB	`rgb(148, 145, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 56.9%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 1%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 2%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.5, 1.68, -1.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.5, 2.06, 324.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.683, 28.685, 32.09)`
Decimal	`9736596`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #949194, 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 #949194	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#949194 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.74:1	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 #949194 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #949194; }
.text { color: #949194; }
.border { border: 2px solid #949194; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 145 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #949194, #949193); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #949194?: #949194 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 #949194?: The RGB value is 148, 145, 148: 148 red, 145 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #949194?: The complementary color is #919491, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #949194?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.