What color is #958291?

#958291 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 #958291?

The RGB value is 149, 130, 145: 149 red, 130 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #958291?

The complementary color is #829586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #958291?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#958291 color

#958291 rgb(149, 130, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #958291 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 51% green and 56.9% blue (149, 130, 145).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 8% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 3% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#958291 color codes

HEX	`#958291`
RGB	`rgb(149, 130, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 51%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 8%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 13%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 3%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.49, 9.99, -5.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.49, 11.35, 331.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.487, 24.4, 30.15)`
Decimal	`9798289`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #958291, 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 #958291	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#958291 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	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 #958291 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #958291; }
.text { color: #958291; }
.border { border: 2px solid #958291; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 130 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #958291, #958288); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #958291?: #958291 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 #958291?: The RGB value is 149, 130, 145: 149 red, 130 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #958291?: The complementary color is #829586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #958291?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.