What color is #949A9C?

#949A9C is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #949A9C?

The RGB value is 148, 154, 156: 148 red, 154 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #949A9C?

The complementary color is #9C9694, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #949A9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#949A9C color

#949A9C rgb(148, 154, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #949A9C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 60.4% green and 61.2% blue (148, 154, 156).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 4% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Happy Cement (#979EA1), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.36:1).

#949A9C color codes

HEX	`#949A9C`
RGB	`rgb(148, 154, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 60.4%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 4%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 5%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 1%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.18, -1.75, -1.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.18, 2.51, 225.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.768, 31.807, 36.017)`
Decimal	`9738908`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #949A9C, 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 #949A9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#949A9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.36:1	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 #949A9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #949a9c; }
.text { color: #949a9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #949a9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 154 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #949a9c, #94969c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #949A9C?: #949A9C is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #949A9C?: The RGB value is 148, 154, 156: 148 red, 154 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #949A9C?: The complementary color is #9C9694, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #949A9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.