What color is #949993?

#949993 is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #949993?

The RGB value is 148, 153, 147: 148 red, 153 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #949993?

The complementary color is #989399, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #949993?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#949993 color

#949993 rgb(148, 153, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #949993 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 60% green and 57.6% blue (148, 153, 147).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 3% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Gateway Gray (#A0A09C), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.24:1).

#949993 color codes

HEX	`#949993`
RGB	`rgb(148, 153, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 60%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 3%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 4%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 4%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.66, -2.96, 2.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.66, 3.89, 139.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.87, 31.185, 32.096)`
Decimal	`9738643`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #949993, 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 #949993	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#949993 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.24:1	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 #949993 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #949993; }
.text { color: #949993; }
.border { border: 2px solid #949993; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 153 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #949993, #939995); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #949993?: #949993 is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #949993?: The RGB value is 148, 153, 147: 148 red, 153 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #949993?: The complementary color is #989399, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #949993?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.