What color is #949EA0?

#949EA0 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #949EA0?

The RGB value is 148, 158, 160: 148 red, 158 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #949EA0?

The complementary color is #A09694, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #949EA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#949EA0 color

#949EA0 rgb(148, 158, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #949EA0 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 62% green and 62.7% blue (148, 158, 160).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 6% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Happy Cement (#979EA1), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.66:1).

#949EA0 color codes

HEX	`#949EA0`
RGB	`rgb(148, 158, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 62%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 6%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 7%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 1%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.39, -3.15, -2.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.39, 3.88, 215.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.783, 33.287, 38.054)`
Decimal	`9739936`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #949EA0, 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 #949EA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#949EA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.66:1	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 #949EA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #949ea0; }
.text { color: #949ea0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #949ea0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 158 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #949ea0, #9498a0); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #949EA0?: #949EA0 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #949EA0?: The RGB value is 148, 158, 160: 148 red, 158 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #949EA0?: The complementary color is #A09694, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #949EA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.