What color is #949796?

#949796 is a gray, closest to the named color Walrus. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #949796?

The RGB value is 148, 151, 150: 148 red, 151 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #949796?

The complementary color is #979495, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #949796?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#949796 color

#949796 rgb(148, 151, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #949796 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 59.2% green and 58.8% blue (148, 151, 150).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 1% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Walrus (#999B9B), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.13:1).

#949796 color codes

HEX	`#949796`
RGB	`rgb(148, 151, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 59.2%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 1%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 2%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 1%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.19, -1.28, 0.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.19, 1.29, 173.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.783, 30.631, 33.244)`
Decimal	`9738134`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #949796, 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 #949796	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#949796 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.13:1	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 #949796 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #949796; }
.text { color: #949796; }
.border { border: 2px solid #949796; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 151 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #949796, #949797); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #949796?: #949796 is a gray, closest to the named color Walrus. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #949796?: The RGB value is 148, 151, 150: 148 red, 151 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #949796?: The complementary color is #979495, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #949796?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.