What color is #94989F?

#94989F is a gray, closest to the named color Grisaille. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94989F?

The RGB value is 148, 152, 159: 148 red, 152 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94989F?

The complementary color is #9F9B94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94989F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94989F color

#94989F rgb(148, 152, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #94989F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 59.6% green and 62.4% blue (148, 152, 159).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 5% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Grisaille (#91979F), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.25:1).

#94989F color codes

HEX	`#94989F`
RGB	`rgb(148, 152, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 59.6%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 5%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 7%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 4%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.72, -0.04, -4.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.72, 4.17, 269.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.698, 31.255, 37.262)`
Decimal	`9738399`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94989F, 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 #94989F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94989F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.25:1	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 #94989F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94989f; }
.text { color: #94989f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94989f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 152 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94989f, #96949f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #94989F?: #94989F is a gray, closest to the named color Grisaille. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94989F?: The RGB value is 148, 152, 159: 148 red, 152 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94989F?: The complementary color is #9F9B94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94989F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.