What color is #958080?

#958080 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #958080?

The RGB value is 149, 128, 128: 149 red, 128 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #958080?

The complementary color is #809595, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #958080?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#958080 color

#958080 rgb(149, 128, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #958080 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 50.2% green and 50.2% blue (149, 128, 128).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 9% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 14% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#958080 color codes

HEX	`#958080`
RGB	`rgb(149, 128, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 50.2%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 9%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 14%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 14%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.47, 8.02, 2.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.47, 8.55, 20.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.01, 23.387, 23.667)`
Decimal	`9797760`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #958080, 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 #958080	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#958080 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	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 #958080 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #958080; }
.text { color: #958080; }
.border { border: 2px solid #958080; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 128 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #958080, #958b80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #958080?: #958080 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #958080?: The RGB value is 149, 128, 128: 149 red, 128 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #958080?: The complementary color is #809595, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #958080?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.