What color is #949290?

#949290 is a gray, closest to the named color Nickel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #949290?

The RGB value is 148, 146, 144: 148 red, 146 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #949290?

The complementary color is #909294, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #949290?

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.

#949290 color

#949290 rgb(148, 146, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #949290 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 57.3% green and 56.5% blue (148, 146, 144).

Its hue angle is 30°, 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 Nickel (#929292), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#949290 color codes

HEX	`#949290`
RGB	`rgb(148, 146, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 57.3%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 2%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 3%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 3%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.66, 0.35, 1.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.66, 1.36, 75.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.525, 28.867, 30.502)`
Decimal	`9736848`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #949290, 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 #949290	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#949290 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 #949290 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #949290; }
.text { color: #949290; }
.border { border: 2px solid #949290; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 146 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #949290, #949490); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #949290?: #949290 is a gray, closest to the named color Nickel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #949290?: The RGB value is 148, 146, 144: 148 red, 146 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #949290?: The complementary color is #909294, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #949290?: 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.