What color is #949288?

#949288 is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #949288?

The RGB value is 148, 146, 136: 148 red, 146 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #949288?

The complementary color is #888A94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #949288?

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.

#949288 color

#949288 rgb(148, 146, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #949288 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 57.3% green and 53.3% blue (148, 146, 136).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 5% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 8% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Lost Space (#969389), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#949288 color codes

HEX	`#949288`
RGB	`rgb(148, 146, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 57.3%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 5%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 8%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 8%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.45, -1.13, 5.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.45, 5.67, 101.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.935, 28.631, 27.395)`
Decimal	`9736840`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #949288, 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 #949288	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#949288 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 #949288 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #949288; }
.text { color: #949288; }
.border { border: 2px solid #949288; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 146 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #949288, #909488); }

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Questions

What color is #949288?: #949288 is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #949288?: The RGB value is 148, 146, 136: 148 red, 146 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #949288?: The complementary color is #888A94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #949288?: 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.