What color is #94919A?

#94919A is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94919A?

The RGB value is 148, 145, 154: 148 red, 145 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94919A?

The complementary color is #979A91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94919A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94919A color

#94919A rgb(148, 145, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #94919A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 56.9% green and 60.4% blue (148, 145, 154).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 4% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Light (#9B959C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.78:1).

#94919A color codes

HEX	`#94919A`
RGB	`rgb(148, 145, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 56.9%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 4%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 6%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 6%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.68, 2.87, -4.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.68, 5.21, 303.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.17, 28.88, 34.656)`
Decimal	`9736602`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94919A, 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 #94919A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#94919A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.78:1	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 #94919A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94919a; }
.text { color: #94919a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94919a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 145 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94919a, #99919a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #94919A?: #94919A is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94919A?: The RGB value is 148, 145, 154: 148 red, 145 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94919A?: The complementary color is #979A91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94919A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.