What color is #94929F?

#94929F 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 #94929F?

The RGB value is 148, 146, 159: 148 red, 146 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94929F?

The complementary color is #9D9F92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94929F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94929F color

#94929F rgb(148, 146, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #94929F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 57.3% green and 62.4% blue (148, 146, 159).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 6% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Too Big to Whale (#9596A4), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.87:1).

#94929F color codes

HEX	`#94929F`
RGB	`rgb(148, 146, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 57.3%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 6%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 8%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 8%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.1, 3.32, -6.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.1, 7.37, 296.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.748, 29.357, 36.946)`
Decimal	`9736863`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94929F, 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 #94929F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#94929F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.87:1	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 #94929F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94929f; }
.text { color: #94929f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94929f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 146 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94929f, #9b929f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #94929F?: #94929F 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 #94929F?: The RGB value is 148, 146, 159: 148 red, 146 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94929F?: The complementary color is #9D9F92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94929F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.