What color is #949EAF?

#949EAF 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 #949EAF?

The RGB value is 148, 158, 175: 148 red, 158 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #949EAF?

The complementary color is #AFA594, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #949EAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#949EAF color

#949EAF rgb(148, 158, 175)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 62% green and 68.6% blue (148, 158, 175).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 14% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Robotic Gods (#94A2B1), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.77:1).

#949EAF color codes

HEX	`#949EAF`
RGB	`rgb(148, 158, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 62%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 14%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 15%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 10%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.84, 0.03, -10.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.84, 10.02, 270.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.176, 33.844, 45.387)`
Decimal	`9739951`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #949EAF, 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 #949EAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#949EAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.77:1	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 #949EAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #949eaf; }
.text { color: #949eaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #949eaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 158 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #949eaf, #9894af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #949EAF?: #949EAF 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 #949EAF?: The RGB value is 148, 158, 175: 148 red, 158 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #949EAF?: The complementary color is #AFA594, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #949EAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.