What color is #949387?

#949387 is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #949387?

The RGB value is 148, 147, 135: 148 red, 147 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #949387?

The complementary color is #878894, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #949387?

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.

#949387 color

#949387 rgb(148, 147, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #949387 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 57.6% green and 52.9% blue (148, 147, 135).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 6% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 9% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Lost Space (#969389), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#949387 color codes

HEX	`#949387`
RGB	`rgb(148, 147, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 57.6%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 6%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 9%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 9%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.7, -1.86, 6.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.7, 6.75, 106.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.019, 28.913, 27.074)`
Decimal	`9737095`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #949387, 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 #949387	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#949387 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 #949387 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #949387; }
.text { color: #949387; }
.border { border: 2px solid #949387; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 147 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #949387, #8f9487); }

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Questions

What color is #949387?: #949387 is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #949387?: The RGB value is 148, 147, 135: 148 red, 147 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #949387?: The complementary color is #878894, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #949387?: 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.