What color is #949586?

#949586 is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #949586?

The RGB value is 148, 149, 134: 148 red, 149 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #949586?

The complementary color is #878695, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #949586?

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.

#949586 color

#949586 rgb(148, 149, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #949586 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 58.4% green and 52.5% blue (148, 149, 134).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 7% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Jungle (#999988), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#949586 color codes

HEX	`#949586`
RGB	`rgb(148, 149, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 58.4%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 7%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 10%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 10%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.23, -3.15, 7.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.23, 8.41, 111.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.263, 29.512, 26.81)`
Decimal	`9737606`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #949586, 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 #949586	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#949586 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 #949586 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #949586; }
.text { color: #949586; }
.border { border: 2px solid #949586; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 149 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #949586, #8d9586); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #949586?: #949586 is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #949586?: The RGB value is 148, 149, 134: 148 red, 149 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #949586?: The complementary color is #878695, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #949586?: 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.