What color is #94939E?

#94939E 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 #94939E?

The RGB value is 148, 147, 158: 148 red, 147 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94939E?

The complementary color is #9D9E93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94939E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94939E color

#94939E rgb(148, 147, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #94939E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 57.6% green and 62% blue (148, 147, 158).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 5% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Too Big to Whale (#9596A4), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.93:1).

#94939E color codes

HEX	`#94939E`
RGB	`rgb(148, 147, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 57.6%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 5%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 7%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 7%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.34, 2.56, -5.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.34, 6.2, 294.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.817, 29.632, 36.542)`
Decimal	`9737118`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94939E, 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 #94939E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#94939E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.93:1	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 #94939E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94939e; }
.text { color: #94939e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94939e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 147 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94939e, #9a939e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #94939E?: #94939E 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 #94939E?: The RGB value is 148, 147, 158: 148 red, 147 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94939E?: The complementary color is #9D9E93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94939E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.