What color is #958391?

#958391 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #958391?

The RGB value is 149, 131, 145: 149 red, 131 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #958391?

The complementary color is #839587, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #958391?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#958391 color

#958391 rgb(149, 131, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #958391 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 51.4% green and 56.9% blue (149, 131, 145).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 8% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 3% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#958391 color codes

HEX	`#958391`
RGB	`rgb(149, 131, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 51.4%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 8%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 12%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 3%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.75, 9.41, -4.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.75, 10.66, 332.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.621, 24.667, 30.194)`
Decimal	`9798545`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #958391, 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 #958391	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#958391 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	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 #958391 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #958391; }
.text { color: #958391; }
.border { border: 2px solid #958391; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 131 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #958391, #958388); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #958391?: #958391 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #958391?: The RGB value is 149, 131, 145: 149 red, 131 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #958391?: The complementary color is #839587, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #958391?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.