What color is #949686?

#949686 is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #949686?

The RGB value is 148, 150, 134: 148 red, 150 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #949686?

The complementary color is #888696, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #949686?

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.

#949686 color

#949686 rgb(148, 150, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #949686 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 58.8% green and 52.5% blue (148, 150, 134).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 7% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Jungle (#999988), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#949686 color codes

HEX	`#949686`
RGB	`rgb(148, 150, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 58.8%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 7%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 11%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 11%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.51, -3.7, 8.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.51, 8.99, 114.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.422, 29.83, 26.863)`
Decimal	`9737862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #949686, 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 #949686	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#949686 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 #949686 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #949686; }
.text { color: #949686; }
.border { border: 2px solid #949686; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 150 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #949686, #8c9686); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #949686?: #949686 is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #949686?: The RGB value is 148, 150, 134: 148 red, 150 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #949686?: The complementary color is #888696, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #949686?: 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.