What color is #9B948F?

#9B948F is a gray, closest to the named color Flint Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B948F?

The RGB value is 155, 148, 143: 155 red, 148 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B948F?

The complementary color is #8F969B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B948F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B948F color

#9B948F rgb(155, 148, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9B948F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 58% green and 56.1% blue (155, 148, 143).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 6% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 8% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Flint Rock (#989493), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#9B948F color codes

HEX	`#9B948F`
RGB	`rgb(155, 148, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 58%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 6%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 8%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 8%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.77, 1.65, 3.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.77, 3.92, 65.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.065, 30.132, 30.266)`
Decimal	`10196111`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B948F, 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 #9B948F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9B948F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	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 #9B948F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b948f; }
.text { color: #9b948f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b948f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 148 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b948f, #9b9a8f); }

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Questions

What color is #9B948F?: #9B948F is a gray, closest to the named color Flint Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B948F?: The RGB value is 155, 148, 143: 155 red, 148 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B948F?: The complementary color is #8F969B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B948F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.