What color is #949BAA?

#949BAA is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusky Mood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #949BAA?

The RGB value is 148, 155, 170: 148 red, 155 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #949BAA?

The complementary color is #AAA394, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #949BAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#949BAA color

#949BAA rgb(148, 155, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #949BAA is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 60.8% green and 66.7% blue (148, 155, 170).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 11% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Dusky Mood (#979BA8), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.53:1).

#949BAA color codes

HEX	`#949BAA`
RGB	`rgb(148, 155, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 60.8%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 11%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 13%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 9%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.87, 0.61, -8.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.87, 8.69, 274.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.188, 32.64, 42.68)`
Decimal	`9739178`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #949BAA, 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 #949BAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#949BAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.53:1	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 #949BAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #949baa; }
.text { color: #949baa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #949baa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 155 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #949baa, #9894aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #949BAA?: #949BAA is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusky Mood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #949BAA?: The RGB value is 148, 155, 170: 148 red, 155 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #949BAA?: The complementary color is #AAA394, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #949BAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.