What color is #949EAC?

#949EAC is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Robotic Gods. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #949EAC?

The RGB value is 148, 158, 172: 148 red, 158 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #949EAC?

The complementary color is #ACA294, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #949EAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#949EAC color

#949EAC rgb(148, 158, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #949EAC is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 62% green and 67.5% blue (148, 158, 172).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 13% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Robotic Gods (#94A2B1), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.75:1).

#949EAC color codes

HEX	`#949EAC`
RGB	`rgb(148, 158, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 62%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 13%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 14%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 8%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.75, -0.63, -8.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.75, 8.5, 265.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.884, 33.728, 43.852)`
Decimal	`9739948`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #949EAC, 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 #949EAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#949EAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.75:1	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 #949EAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #949eac; }
.text { color: #949eac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #949eac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 158 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #949eac, #9694ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #949EAC?: #949EAC is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Robotic Gods. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #949EAC?: The RGB value is 148, 158, 172: 148 red, 158 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #949EAC?: The complementary color is #ACA294, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #949EAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.