What color is #949491?

#949491 is a gray, closest to the named color Nickel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #949491?

The RGB value is 148, 148, 145: 148 red, 148 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #949491?

The complementary color is #919194, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #949491?

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.

#949491 color

#949491 rgb(148, 148, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #949491 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 58% green and 56.9% blue (148, 148, 145).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 1% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Nickel (#929292), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#949491 color codes

HEX	`#949491`
RGB	`rgb(148, 148, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 58%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 1%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 2%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 2%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.24, -0.58, 1.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.24, 1.68, 109.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.913, 29.52, 31.01)`
Decimal	`9737361`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #949491, 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 #949491	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#949491 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 #949491 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #949491; }
.text { color: #949491; }
.border { border: 2px solid #949491; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 148 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #949491, #939491); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #949491?: #949491 is a gray, closest to the named color Nickel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #949491?: The RGB value is 148, 148, 145: 148 red, 148 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #949491?: The complementary color is #919194, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #949491?: 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.