What color is #949996?

#949996 is a gray, closest to the named color Walrus. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #949996?

The RGB value is 148, 153, 150: 148 red, 153 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #949996?

The complementary color is #999497, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #949996?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#949996 color

#949996 rgb(148, 153, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #949996 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 60% green and 58.8% blue (148, 153, 150).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 2% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Walrus (#999B9B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.26:1).

#949996 color codes

HEX	`#949996`
RGB	`rgb(148, 153, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 60%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 2%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 3%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 2%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.74, -2.39, 0.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.74, 2.57, 158.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.108, 31.28, 33.352)`
Decimal	`9738646`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #949996, 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 #949996	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#949996 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.26:1	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 #949996 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #949996; }
.text { color: #949996; }
.border { border: 2px solid #949996; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 153 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #949996, #949999); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #949996?: #949996 is a gray, closest to the named color Walrus. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #949996?: The RGB value is 148, 153, 150: 148 red, 153 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #949996?: The complementary color is #999497, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #949996?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.