What color is #94A29D?

#94A29D is a gray, closest to the named color Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94A29D?

The RGB value is 148, 162, 157: 148 red, 162 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94A29D?

The complementary color is #A29499, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94A29D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94A29D color

#94A29D rgb(148, 162, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #94A29D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 63.5% green and 61.6% blue (148, 162, 157).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 7% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Crown of Ash (#A1A9A9), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.91:1).

#94A29D color codes

HEX	`#94A29D`
RGB	`rgb(148, 162, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 63.5%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 7%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 9%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 3%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.41, -5.94, 0.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.41, 6.01, 171.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.218, 34.57, 36.92)`
Decimal	`9740957`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94A29D, 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 #94A29D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#94A29D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.91:1	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 #94A29D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94a29d; }
.text { color: #94a29d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94a29d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 162 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94a29d, #94a0a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #94A29D?: #94A29D is a gray, closest to the named color Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94A29D?: The RGB value is 148, 162, 157: 148 red, 162 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94A29D?: The complementary color is #A29499, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94A29D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.