What color is #949385?

#949385 is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #949385?

The RGB value is 148, 147, 133: 148 red, 147 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #949385?

The complementary color is #858694, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #949385?

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.

#949385 color

#949385 rgb(148, 147, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #949385 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 57.6% green and 52.2% blue (148, 147, 133).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 7% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 10% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Jungle (#999988), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#949385 color codes

HEX	`#949385`
RGB	`rgb(148, 147, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 57.6%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 7%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 10%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 10%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.66, -2.22, 7.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.66, 7.86, 106.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.88, 28.857, 26.34)`
Decimal	`9737093`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #949385, 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 #949385	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#949385 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 #949385 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #949385; }
.text { color: #949385; }
.border { border: 2px solid #949385; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 147 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #949385, #8e9485); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #949385?: #949385 is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #949385?: The RGB value is 148, 147, 133: 148 red, 147 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #949385?: The complementary color is #858694, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #949385?: 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.