What color is #94919D?

#94919D is a gray, closest to the named color Too Big to Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94919D?

The RGB value is 148, 145, 157: 148 red, 145 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94919D?

The complementary color is #9A9D91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94919D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94919D color

#94919D rgb(148, 145, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #94919D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 56.9% green and 61.6% blue (148, 145, 157).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 6% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Too Big to Whale (#9596A4), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.8:1).

#94919D color codes

HEX	`#94919D`
RGB	`rgb(148, 145, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 56.9%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 6%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 8%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 8%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.76, 3.48, -5.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.76, 6.87, 300.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.423, 28.981, 35.988)`
Decimal	`9736605`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94919D, 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 #94919D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#94919D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.8:1	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 #94919D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94919d; }
.text { color: #94919d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94919d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 145 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94919d, #9a919d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #94919D?: #94919D is a gray, closest to the named color Too Big to Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94919D?: The RGB value is 148, 145, 157: 148 red, 145 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94919D?: The complementary color is #9A9D91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94919D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.