What color is #949D9D?

#949D9D is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #949D9D?

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

What is the complementary color of #949D9D?

The complementary color is #9D9494, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #949D9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#949D9D color

#949D9D rgb(148, 157, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #949D9D is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 4% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Happy Cement (#979EA1), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.57:1).

#949D9D color codes

HEX	`#949D9D`
RGB	`rgb(148, 157, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 61.6%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 4%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 6%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.03, -3.21, -1.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.03, 3.39, 199.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.354, 32.844, 36.632)`
Decimal	`9739677`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #949D9D, 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 #949D9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#949D9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.57:1	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 #949D9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #949d9d; }
.text { color: #949d9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #949d9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 157 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #949d9d, #94999d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #949D9D?: #949D9D is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #949D9D?: The RGB value is 148, 157, 157: 148 red, 157 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #949D9D?: The complementary color is #9D9494, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #949D9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.