What color is #949B9F?

#949B9F is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #949B9F?

The RGB value is 148, 155, 159: 148 red, 155 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #949B9F?

The complementary color is #9F9894, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #949B9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#949B9F color

#949B9F rgb(148, 155, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #949B9F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 60.8% green and 62.4% blue (148, 155, 159).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 5% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Happy Cement (#979EA1), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.45:1).

#949B9F color codes

HEX	`#949B9F`
RGB	`rgb(148, 155, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 60.8%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 5%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 7%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 3%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.54, -1.7, -2.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.54, 3.41, 240.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.191, 32.242, 37.427)`
Decimal	`9739167`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #949B9F, 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 #949B9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#949B9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.45:1	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 #949B9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #949b9f; }
.text { color: #949b9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #949b9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 155 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #949b9f, #94969f); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #949B9F?: #949B9F is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #949B9F?: The RGB value is 148, 155, 159: 148 red, 155 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #949B9F?: The complementary color is #9F9894, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #949B9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.