What color is #949492?

#949492 is a gray, closest to the named color Nickel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #949492?

The RGB value is 148, 148, 146: 148 red, 148 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #949492?

The complementary color is #929294, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #949492?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#949492 color

#949492 rgb(148, 148, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #949492 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 58% green and 57.3% blue (148, 148, 146).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 1% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Nickel (#929292), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.91:1).

#949492 color codes

HEX	`#949492`
RGB	`rgb(148, 148, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 58%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 1%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 1%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 1%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.26, -0.38, 1.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.26, 1.12, 110.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.99, 29.551, 31.418)`
Decimal	`9737362`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #949492, 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 #949492	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#949492 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.91:1	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 #949492 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #949492; }
.text { color: #949492; }
.border { border: 2px solid #949492; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 148 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #949492, #939492); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #949492?: #949492 is a gray, closest to the named color Nickel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #949492?: The RGB value is 148, 148, 146: 148 red, 148 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #949492?: The complementary color is #929294, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #949492?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.