What color is #9B948D?

#9B948D is a gray, closest to the named color Eiffel Tower. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B948D?

The RGB value is 155, 148, 141: 155 red, 148 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B948D?

The complementary color is #8D949B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B948D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B948D color

#9B948D rgb(155, 148, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9B948D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 58% green and 55.3% blue (155, 148, 141).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 7% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 9% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Eiffel Tower (#998E83), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.01:1).

#9B948D color codes

HEX	`#9B948D`
RGB	`rgb(155, 148, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 58%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 7%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 9%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 9%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.72, 1.29, 4.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.72, 4.79, 74.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.915, 30.072, 29.475)`
Decimal	`10196109`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B948D, 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 #9B948D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9B948D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.01:1	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 #9B948D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b948d; }
.text { color: #9b948d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b948d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 148 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b948d, #9b9b8d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9B948D?: #9B948D is a gray, closest to the named color Eiffel Tower. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B948D?: The RGB value is 155, 148, 141: 155 red, 148 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B948D?: The complementary color is #8D949B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B948D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.