What color is #94948D?

#94948D is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94948D?

The RGB value is 148, 148, 141: 148 red, 148 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94948D?

The complementary color is #8D8D94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94948D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94948D color

#94948D rgb(148, 148, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #94948D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 58% green and 55.3% blue (148, 148, 141).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 3% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Lost Space (#969389), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.88:1).

#94948D color codes

HEX	`#94948D`
RGB	`rgb(148, 148, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 58%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 3%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 5%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 5%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.13, -1.33, 3.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.13, 3.93, 109.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.61, 29.399, 29.414)`
Decimal	`9737357`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94948D, 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 #94948D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#94948D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.88:1	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 #94948D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94948d; }
.text { color: #94948d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94948d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 148 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94948d, #91948d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #94948D?: #94948D is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94948D?: The RGB value is 148, 148, 141: 148 red, 148 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94948D?: The complementary color is #8D8D94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94948D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.