What color is #949A8C?

#949A8C is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #949A8C?

The RGB value is 148, 154, 140: 148 red, 154 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #949A8C?

The complementary color is #928C9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #949A8C?

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.

#949A8C color

#949A8C rgb(148, 154, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #949A8C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 60.4% green and 54.9% blue (148, 154, 140).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 6% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Jungle (#999988), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#949A8C color codes

HEX	`#949A8C`
RGB	`rgb(148, 154, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 60.4%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 6%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 9%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 9%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.76, -4.82, 6.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.76, 8.18, 126.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.501, 31.301, 29.346)`
Decimal	`9738892`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #949A8C, 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 #949A8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#949A8C 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 #949A8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #949a8c; }
.text { color: #949a8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #949a8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 154 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #949a8c, #8d9a8c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #949A8C?: #949A8C is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #949A8C?: The RGB value is 148, 154, 140: 148 red, 154 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #949A8C?: The complementary color is #928C9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #949A8C?: 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.