What color is #94958E?

#94958E is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94958E?

The RGB value is 148, 149, 142: 148 red, 149 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94958E?

The complementary color is #8F8E95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94958E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94958E color

#94958E rgb(148, 149, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #94958E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 58.4% green and 55.7% blue (148, 149, 142).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 3% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Lost Space (#969389), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.95:1).

#94958E color codes

HEX	`#94958E`
RGB	`rgb(148, 149, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 58.4%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 3%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 5%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 5%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.43, -1.7, 3.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.43, 3.95, 115.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.842, 29.744, 29.86)`
Decimal	`9737614`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94958E, 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 #94958E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#94958E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.95:1	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 #94958E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94958e; }
.text { color: #94958e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94958e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 149 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94958e, #91958e); }

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Questions

What color is #94958E?: #94958E is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94958E?: The RGB value is 148, 149, 142: 148 red, 149 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94958E?: The complementary color is #8F8E95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94958E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.