What color is #949E99?

#949E99 is a gray, closest to the named color Silent Film. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #949E99?

The RGB value is 148, 158, 153: 148 red, 158 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #949E99?

The complementary color is #9E9499, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #949E99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#949E99 color

#949E99 rgb(148, 158, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #949E99 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 62% green and 60% blue (148, 158, 153).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 5% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Silent Film (#9FA5A5), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.61:1).

#949E99 color codes

HEX	`#949E99`
RGB	`rgb(148, 158, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 62%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 5%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 6%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 3%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.2, -4.55, 1.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.2, 4.75, 163.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.188, 33.049, 34.92)`
Decimal	`9739929`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #949E99, 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 #949E99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#949E99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.61:1	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 #949E99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #949e99; }
.text { color: #949e99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #949e99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 158 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #949e99, #949e9e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #949E99?: #949E99 is a gray, closest to the named color Silent Film. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #949E99?: The RGB value is 148, 158, 153: 148 red, 158 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #949E99?: The complementary color is #9E9499, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #949E99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.