What color is #949D8E?

#949D8E is a gray, closest to the named color Herbalist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #949D8E?

The RGB value is 148, 157, 142: 148 red, 157 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #949D8E?

The complementary color is #978E9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #949D8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#949D8E color

#949D8E rgb(148, 157, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #949D8E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 61.6% green and 55.7% blue (148, 157, 142).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 7% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 38% 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 7.47:1).

#949D8E color codes

HEX	`#949D8E`
RGB	`rgb(148, 157, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 61.6%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 7%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 10%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 10%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.64, -6.09, 6.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.64, 9.09, 132.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.151, 32.363, 30.297)`
Decimal	`9739662`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #949D8E, 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 #949D8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#949D8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.47:1	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 #949D8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #949d8e; }
.text { color: #949d8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #949d8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 157 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #949d8e, #8e9d90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #949D8E?: #949D8E is a gray, closest to the named color Herbalist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #949D8E?: The RGB value is 148, 157, 142: 148 red, 157 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #949D8E?: The complementary color is #978E9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #949D8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.