What color is #94928F?

#94928F is a gray, closest to the named color Pedigrey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94928F?

The RGB value is 148, 146, 143: 148 red, 146 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94928F?

The complementary color is #8F9194, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94928F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94928F color

#94928F rgb(148, 146, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #94928F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 57.3% green and 56.1% blue (148, 146, 143).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 2% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 3% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Pedigrey (#8F8E8C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.77:1).

#94928F color codes

HEX	`#94928F`
RGB	`rgb(148, 146, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 57.3%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 2%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 3%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 3%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.64, 0.16, 1.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.64, 1.85, 85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.449, 28.837, 30.101)`
Decimal	`9736847`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94928F, 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 #94928F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#94928F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.77:1	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 #94928F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94928f; }
.text { color: #94928f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94928f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 146 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94928f, #94948f); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #94928F?: #94928F is a gray, closest to the named color Pedigrey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94928F?: The RGB value is 148, 146, 143: 148 red, 146 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94928F?: The complementary color is #8F9194, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94928F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.