What color is #949BAC?

#949BAC 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 #949BAC?

The RGB value is 148, 155, 172: 148 red, 155 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #949BAC?

The complementary color is #ACA594, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #949BAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#949BAC color

#949BAC rgb(148, 155, 172)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 60.8% green and 67.5% blue (148, 155, 172).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 13% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Dusky Mood (#979BA8), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.54:1).

#949BAC color codes

HEX	`#949BAC`
RGB	`rgb(148, 155, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 60.8%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 13%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 14%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 10%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.93, 1.04, -9.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.93, 9.75, 276.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.379, 32.717, 43.683)`
Decimal	`9739180`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #949BAC, 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 #949BAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#949BAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.54:1	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 #949BAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #949bac; }
.text { color: #949bac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #949bac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 155 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #949bac, #9994ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #949BAC?: #949BAC 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 #949BAC?: The RGB value is 148, 155, 172: 148 red, 155 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #949BAC?: The complementary color is #ACA594, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #949BAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.