What color is #94939A?

#94939A is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Ages. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94939A?

The RGB value is 148, 147, 154: 148 red, 147 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94939A?

The complementary color is #999A93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94939A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94939A color

#94939A rgb(148, 147, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #94939A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 57.6% green and 60.4% blue (148, 147, 154).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 3% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Dark Ages (#9698A3), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.9:1).

#94939A color codes

HEX	`#94939A`
RGB	`rgb(148, 147, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 57.6%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 3%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 5%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 5%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.22, 1.74, -3.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.22, 3.96, 296.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.478, 29.496, 34.759)`
Decimal	`9737114`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94939A, 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 #94939A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#94939A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.9:1	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 #94939A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94939a; }
.text { color: #94939a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94939a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 147 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94939a, #98939a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #94939A?: #94939A is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Ages. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94939A?: The RGB value is 148, 147, 154: 148 red, 147 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94939A?: The complementary color is #999A93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94939A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.