What color is #95818E?

#95818E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95818E?

The RGB value is 149, 129, 142: 149 red, 129 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95818E?

The complementary color is #819588, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95818E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95818E color

#95818E rgb(149, 129, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #95818E is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 50.6% green and 55.7% blue (149, 129, 142).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 9% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 5% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

#95818E color codes

HEX	`#95818E`
RGB	`rgb(149, 129, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 50.6%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 9%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 13%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 5%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.13, 9.99, -4.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.13, 10.82, 337.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.127, 24.044, 28.903)`
Decimal	`9798030`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95818E, 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 #95818E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#95818E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	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 #95818E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95818e; }
.text { color: #95818e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95818e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 129 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95818e, #958184); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #95818E?: #95818E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95818E?: The RGB value is 149, 129, 142: 149 red, 129 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95818E?: The complementary color is #819588, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95818E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.