What color is #949399?

#949399 is a gray, closest to the named color Tin Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #949399?

The RGB value is 148, 147, 153: 148 red, 147 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #949399?

The complementary color is #989993, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #949399?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#949399 color

#949399 rgb(148, 147, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #949399 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 57.6% green and 60% blue (148, 147, 153).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 3% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Tin Moon (#8C8D91), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.89:1).

#949399 color codes

HEX	`#949399`
RGB	`rgb(148, 147, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 57.6%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 3%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 4%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 4%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.19, 1.54, -3.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.19, 3.4, 296.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.395, 29.463, 34.322)`
Decimal	`9737113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #949399, 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 #949399	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#949399 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.89:1	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 #949399 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #949399; }
.text { color: #949399; }
.border { border: 2px solid #949399; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 147 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #949399, #979399); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #949399?: #949399 is a gray, closest to the named color Tin Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #949399?: The RGB value is 148, 147, 153: 148 red, 147 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #949399?: The complementary color is #989993, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #949399?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.