What color is #949CBB?

#949CBB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #949CBB?

The RGB value is 148, 156, 187: 148 red, 156 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #949CBB?

The complementary color is #BBB394, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #949CBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#949CBB color

#949CBB rgb(148, 156, 187)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 61.2% green and 73.3% blue (148, 156, 187).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 22% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.73:1).

#949CBB color codes

HEX	`#949CBB`
RGB	`rgb(148, 156, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 61.2%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 22%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 21%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 17%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.69, 3.86, -16.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.69, 17.4, 282.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.069, 33.66, 51.759)`
Decimal	`9739451`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #949CBB, 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 #949CBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#949CBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.73:1	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 #949CBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #949cbb; }
.text { color: #949cbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #949cbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 156 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #949cbb, #9f94bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #949CBB?: #949CBB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #949CBB?: The RGB value is 148, 156, 187: 148 red, 156 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #949CBB?: The complementary color is #BBB394, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #949CBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.