What color is #949588?

#949588 is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #949588?

The RGB value is 148, 149, 136: 148 red, 149 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #949588?

The complementary color is #898895, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #949588?

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.

#949588 color

#949588 rgb(148, 149, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #949588 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 58.4% green and 53.3% blue (148, 149, 136).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 6% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Jungle (#999988), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#949588 color codes

HEX	`#949588`
RGB	`rgb(148, 149, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 58.4%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 6%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 9%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 9%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.28, -2.79, 6.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.28, 7.3, 112.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.404, 29.568, 27.551)`
Decimal	`9737608`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #949588, 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 #949588	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#949588 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 #949588 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #949588; }
.text { color: #949588; }
.border { border: 2px solid #949588; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 149 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #949588, #8e9588); }

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Questions

What color is #949588?: #949588 is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #949588?: The RGB value is 148, 149, 136: 148 red, 149 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #949588?: The complementary color is #898895, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #949588?: 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.