What color is #958488?

#958488 is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #958488?

The RGB value is 149, 132, 136: 149 red, 132 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #958488?

The complementary color is #849591, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #958488?

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.

#958488 color

#958488 rgb(149, 132, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #958488 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 51.8% green and 53.3% blue (149, 132, 136).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 7% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 9% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#958488 color codes

HEX	`#958488`
RGB	`rgb(149, 132, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 51.8%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 7%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 11%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 9%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.75, 7.15, 0.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.75, 7.15, 1.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.089, 24.67, 26.728)`
Decimal	`9798792`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #958488, 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 #958488	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#958488 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 #958488 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #958488; }
.text { color: #958488; }
.border { border: 2px solid #958488; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 132 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #958488, #958984); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #958488?: #958488 is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #958488?: The RGB value is 149, 132, 136: 149 red, 132 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #958488?: The complementary color is #849591, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #958488?: 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.