What color is #949786?

#949786 is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #949786?

The RGB value is 148, 151, 134: 148 red, 151 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #949786?

The complementary color is #898697, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #949786?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#949786 color

#949786 rgb(148, 151, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #949786 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 59.2% green and 52.5% blue (148, 151, 134).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 8% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Jungle (#999988), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#949786 color codes

HEX	`#949786`
RGB	`rgb(148, 151, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 59.2%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 8%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 11%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 11%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.78, -4.25, 8.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.78, 9.58, 116.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.582, 30.15, 26.916)`
Decimal	`9738118`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #949786, 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 #949786	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#949786 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	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 #949786 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #949786; }
.text { color: #949786; }
.border { border: 2px solid #949786; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 151 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #949786, #8c9786); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #949786?: #949786 is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #949786?: The RGB value is 148, 151, 134: 148 red, 151 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #949786?: The complementary color is #898697, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #949786?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.