What color is #958091?

#958091 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #958091?

The RGB value is 149, 128, 145: 149 red, 128 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #958091?

The complementary color is #809584, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #958091?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#958091 color

#958091 rgb(149, 128, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #958091 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 50.2% green and 56.9% blue (149, 128, 145).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 9% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 3% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.77:1).

#958091 color codes

HEX	`#958091`
RGB	`rgb(149, 128, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 50.2%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 9%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 14%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 3%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.96, 11.14, -6.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.96, 12.73, 331.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.224, 23.873, 30.062)`
Decimal	`9797777`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #958091, 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 #958091	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#958091 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	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 #958091 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #958091; }
.text { color: #958091; }
.border { border: 2px solid #958091; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 128 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #958091, #958087); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #958091?: #958091 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #958091?: The RGB value is 149, 128, 145: 149 red, 128 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #958091?: The complementary color is #809584, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #958091?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.