What color is #958283?

#958283 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #958283?

The RGB value is 149, 130, 131: 149 red, 130 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #958283?

The complementary color is #829594, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #958283?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#958283 color

#958283 rgb(149, 130, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #958283 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 51% green and 51.4% blue (149, 130, 131).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 8% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 12% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#958283 color codes

HEX	`#958283`
RGB	`rgb(149, 130, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 51%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 8%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 13%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 12%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.08, 7.4, 2.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.08, 7.69, 16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.474, 23.994, 24.81)`
Decimal	`9798275`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #958283, 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 #958283	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#958283 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	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 #958283 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #958283; }
.text { color: #958283; }
.border { border: 2px solid #958283; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 130 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #958283, #958b82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #958283?: #958283 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #958283?: The RGB value is 149, 130, 131: 149 red, 130 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #958283?: The complementary color is #829594, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #958283?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.