What color is #949C92?

#949C92 is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #949C92?

The RGB value is 148, 156, 146: 148 red, 156 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #949C92?

The complementary color is #9A929C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #949C92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#949C92 color

#949C92 rgb(148, 156, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #949C92 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 61.2% green and 57.3% blue (148, 156, 146).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 5% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Jungle (#999988), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.43:1).

#949C92 color codes

HEX	`#949C92`
RGB	`rgb(148, 156, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 61.2%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 5%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 6%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 6%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.47, -4.8, 4.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.47, 6.41, 138.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.289, 32.148, 31.851)`
Decimal	`9739410`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #949C92, 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 #949C92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#949C92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.43:1	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 #949C92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #949c92; }
.text { color: #949c92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #949c92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 156 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #949c92, #929c95); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #949C92?: #949C92 is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #949C92?: The RGB value is 148, 156, 146: 148 red, 156 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #949C92?: The complementary color is #9A929C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #949C92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.