What color is #958195?

#958195 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #958195?

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

What is the complementary color of #958195?

The complementary color is #819581, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #958195?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#958195 color

#958195 rgb(149, 129, 149)

Shades of purple

The hex color #958195 is a grayish magenta.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 9% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.85:1).

#958195 color codes

HEX	`#958195`
RGB	`rgb(149, 129, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 50.6%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 9%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 13%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.35, 11.35, -7.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.35, 13.83, 325.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.669, 24.26, 31.758)`
Decimal	`9798037`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #958195, 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 #958195	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#958195 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	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 #958195 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #958195; }
.text { color: #958195; }
.border { border: 2px solid #958195; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 129 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #958195, #95818b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #958195?: #958195 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #958195?: The RGB value is 149, 129, 149: 149 red, 129 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #958195?: The complementary color is #819581, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #958195?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.