What color is #949CB6?

#949CB6 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #949CB6?

The RGB value is 148, 156, 182: 148 red, 156 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #949CB6?

The complementary color is #B6AE94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #949CB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#949CB6 color

#949CB6 rgb(148, 156, 182)

Shades of blue

The hex color #949CB6 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 61.2% green and 71.4% blue (148, 156, 182).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 19% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Moon Veil (#8D99B1), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.69:1).

#949CB6 color codes

HEX	`#949CB6`
RGB	`rgb(148, 156, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 61.2%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 19%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 19%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 14%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.52, 2.71, -14.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.52, 14.67, 280.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.543, 33.45, 48.989)`
Decimal	`9739446`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #949CB6, 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 #949CB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#949CB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.69:1	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 #949CB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #949cb6; }
.text { color: #949cb6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #949cb6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 156 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #949cb6, #9d94b6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #949CB6?: #949CB6 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #949CB6?: The RGB value is 148, 156, 182: 148 red, 156 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #949CB6?: The complementary color is #B6AE94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #949CB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.