What color is #949FA8?

#949FA8 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost at Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #949FA8?

The RGB value is 148, 159, 168: 148 red, 159 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #949FA8?

The complementary color is #A89D94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #949FA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#949FA8 color

#949FA8 rgb(148, 159, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #949FA8 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 62.4% green and 65.9% blue (148, 159, 168).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 10% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Lost at Sea (#8D9CA7), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.78:1).

#949FA8 color codes

HEX	`#949FA8`
RGB	`rgb(148, 159, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 62.4%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 10%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 12%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 5%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.9, -2.04, -6.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.9, 6.35, 251.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.677, 33.919, 41.916)`
Decimal	`9740200`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #949FA8, 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 #949FA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#949FA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.78:1	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 #949FA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #949fa8; }
.text { color: #949fa8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #949fa8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 159 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #949fa8, #9495a8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #949FA8?: #949FA8 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost at Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #949FA8?: The RGB value is 148, 159, 168: 148 red, 159 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #949FA8?: The complementary color is #A89D94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #949FA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.