What color is #999094?

#999094 is a gray, closest to the named color Hong Kong Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #999094?

The RGB value is 153, 144, 148: 153 red, 144 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #999094?

The complementary color is #909995, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #999094?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#999094 color

#999094 rgb(153, 144, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #999094 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 56.5% green and 58% blue (153, 144, 148).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 4% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 3% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Hong Kong Mist (#948E90), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.77:1).

#999094 color codes

HEX	`#999094`
RGB	`rgb(153, 144, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 56.5%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 4%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 6%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 3%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.66, 4.07, -0.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.66, 4.18, 347.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.455, 28.857, 32.082)`
Decimal	`10064020`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #999094, 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 #999094	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#999094 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	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 #999094 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #999094; }
.text { color: #999094; }
.border { border: 2px solid #999094; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 144 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #999094, #999190); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #999094?: #999094 is a gray, closest to the named color Hong Kong Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #999094?: The RGB value is 153, 144, 148: 153 red, 144 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #999094?: The complementary color is #909995, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #999094?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.