What color is #949591?

#949591 is a gray, closest to the named color Nickel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #949591?

The RGB value is 148, 149, 145: 148 red, 149 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #949591?

The complementary color is #929195, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #949591?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#949591 color

#949591 rgb(148, 149, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #949591 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 58.4% green and 56.9% blue (148, 149, 145).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 2% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Nickel (#929292), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.97:1).

#949591 color codes

HEX	`#949591`
RGB	`rgb(148, 149, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 58.4%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 2%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 3%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 3%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.51, -1.13, 1.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.51, 2.28, 119.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.07, 29.835, 31.063)`
Decimal	`9737617`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #949591, 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 #949591	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#949591 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.97:1	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 #949591 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #949591; }
.text { color: #949591; }
.border { border: 2px solid #949591; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 149 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #949591, #929591); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #949591?: #949591 is a gray, closest to the named color Nickel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #949591?: The RGB value is 148, 149, 145: 148 red, 149 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #949591?: The complementary color is #929195, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #949591?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.