What color is #949C8D?

#949C8D is a gray, closest to the named color Herbalist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #949C8D?

The RGB value is 148, 156, 141: 148 red, 156 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #949C8D?

The complementary color is #958D9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #949C8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#949C8D color

#949C8D rgb(148, 156, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #949C8D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 61.2% green and 55.3% blue (148, 156, 141).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 7% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Herbalist (#969E86), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.4:1).

#949C8D color codes

HEX	`#949C8D`
RGB	`rgb(148, 156, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 61.2%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 7%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 10%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 10%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.34, -5.73, 6.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.34, 8.95, 129.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.908, 31.996, 29.847)`
Decimal	`9739405`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #949C8D, 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 #949C8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#949C8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.4:1	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 #949C8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #949c8d; }
.text { color: #949c8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #949c8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 156 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #949c8d, #8d9c8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #949C8D?: #949C8D is a gray, closest to the named color Herbalist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #949C8D?: The RGB value is 148, 156, 141: 148 red, 156 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #949C8D?: The complementary color is #958D9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #949C8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.