What color is #949A87?

#949A87 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Swamp Sessions. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #949A87?

The RGB value is 148, 154, 135: 148 red, 154 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #949A87?

The complementary color is #8D879A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #949A87?

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.

#949A87 color

#949A87 rgb(148, 154, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #949A87 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 60.4% green and 52.9% blue (148, 154, 135).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 9% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Sessions (#93977F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#949A87 color codes

HEX	`#949A87`
RGB	`rgb(148, 154, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 60.4%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 9%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 12%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 12%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.64, -5.71, 9.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.64, 10.87, 121.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.141, 31.156, 27.448)`
Decimal	`9738887`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #949A87, 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 #949A87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#949A87 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 #949A87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #949a87; }
.text { color: #949a87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #949a87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 154 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #949a87, #8b9a87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #949A87?: #949A87 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Swamp Sessions. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #949A87?: The RGB value is 148, 154, 135: 148 red, 154 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #949A87?: The complementary color is #8D879A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #949A87?: 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.