What color is #94989C?

#94989C is a gray, closest to the named color Steely Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94989C?

The RGB value is 148, 152, 156: 148 red, 152 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94989C?

The complementary color is #9C9894, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94989C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94989C color

#94989C rgb(148, 152, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #94989C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 59.6% green and 61.2% blue (148, 152, 156).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 4% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Steely Gray (#90979B), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.23:1).

#94989C color codes

HEX	`#94989C`
RGB	`rgb(148, 152, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 59.6%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 4%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 5%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 3%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.64, -0.65, -2.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.64, 2.68, 256.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.441, 31.152, 35.908)`
Decimal	`9738396`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94989C, 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 #94989C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94989C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.23:1	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 #94989C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94989c; }
.text { color: #94989c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94989c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 152 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94989c, #94949c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #94989C?: #94989C is a gray, closest to the named color Steely Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94989C?: The RGB value is 148, 152, 156: 148 red, 152 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94989C?: The complementary color is #9C9894, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94989C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.