What color is #949291?

#949291 is a gray, closest to the named color Nickel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #949291?

The RGB value is 148, 146, 145: 148 red, 146 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #949291?

The complementary color is #919394, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #949291?

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.

#949291 color

#949291 rgb(148, 146, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #949291 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 57.3% green and 56.9% blue (148, 146, 145).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 1% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 2% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Nickel (#929292), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#949291 color codes

HEX	`#949291`
RGB	`rgb(148, 146, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 57.3%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 1%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 2%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 2%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.69, 0.54, 0.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.69, 0.95, 55.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.602, 28.898, 30.906)`
Decimal	`9736849`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #949291, 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 #949291	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#949291 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 #949291 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #949291; }
.text { color: #949291; }
.border { border: 2px solid #949291; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 146 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #949291, #949491); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #949291?: #949291 is a gray, closest to the named color Nickel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #949291?: The RGB value is 148, 146, 145: 148 red, 146 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #949291?: The complementary color is #919394, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #949291?: 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.