What color is #949999?

#949999 is a gray, closest to the named color Walrus. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #949999?

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

What is the complementary color of #949999?

The complementary color is #999494, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #949999?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#949999 color

#949999 rgb(148, 153, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #949999 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 2% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Walrus (#999B9B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.28:1).

#949999 color codes

HEX	`#949999`
RGB	`rgb(148, 153, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 60%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 2%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 3%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.83, -1.8, -0.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.83, 1.91, 199.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.353, 31.378, 34.641)`
Decimal	`9738649`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #949999, 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 #949999	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#949999 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	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 #949999 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #949999; }
.text { color: #949999; }
.border { border: 2px solid #949999; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 153 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #949999, #949799); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #949999?: #949999 is a gray, closest to the named color Walrus. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #949999?: The RGB value is 148, 153, 153: 148 red, 153 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #949999?: The complementary color is #999494, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #949999?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.