What color is #949CA8?

#949CA8 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Dusky Mood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #949CA8?

The RGB value is 148, 156, 168: 148 red, 156 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #949CA8?

The complementary color is #A8A094, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #949CA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#949CA8 color

#949CA8 rgb(148, 156, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #949CA8 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 61.2% green and 65.9% blue (148, 156, 168).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 10% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Dusky Mood (#979BA8), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.58:1).

#949CA8 color codes

HEX	`#949CA8`
RGB	`rgb(148, 156, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 61.2%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 10%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 12%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 7%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.08, -0.38, -7.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.08, 7.24, 267.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.168, 32.9, 41.746)`
Decimal	`9739432`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #949CA8, 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 #949CA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#949CA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.58:1	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 #949CA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #949ca8; }
.text { color: #949ca8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #949ca8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 156 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #949ca8, #9694a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #949CA8?: #949CA8 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Dusky Mood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #949CA8?: The RGB value is 148, 156, 168: 148 red, 156 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #949CA8?: The complementary color is #A8A094, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #949CA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.