What color is #949694?

#949694 is a gray, closest to the named color Walrus. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #949694?

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

What is the complementary color of #949694?

The complementary color is #969496, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #949694?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#949694 color

#949694 rgb(148, 150, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #949694 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 1% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Walrus (#999B9B), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.05:1).

#949694 color codes

HEX	`#949694`
RGB	`rgb(148, 150, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 58.8%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 1%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 1%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 1%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.87, -1.11, 0.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.87, 1.37, 144.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.463, 30.247, 32.35)`
Decimal	`9737876`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #949694, 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 #949694	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#949694 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	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 #949694 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #949694; }
.text { color: #949694; }
.border { border: 2px solid #949694; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 150 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #949694, #949695); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #949694?: #949694 is a gray, closest to the named color Walrus. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #949694?: The RGB value is 148, 150, 148: 148 red, 150 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #949694?: The complementary color is #969496, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #949694?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.