What color is #95848A?

#95848A is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95848A?

The RGB value is 149, 132, 138: 149 red, 132 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95848A?

The complementary color is #84958F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95848A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95848A color

#95848A rgb(149, 132, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #95848A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 51.8% green and 54.1% blue (149, 132, 138).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 7% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 7% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#95848A color codes

HEX	`#95848A`
RGB	`rgb(149, 132, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 51.8%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 7%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 11%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 7%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.81, 7.52, -0.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.81, 7.57, 353.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.233, 24.728, 27.483)`
Decimal	`9798794`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95848A, 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 #95848A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#95848A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	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 #95848A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95848a; }
.text { color: #95848a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95848a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 132 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95848a, #958784); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #95848A?: #95848A is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95848A?: The RGB value is 149, 132, 138: 149 red, 132 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95848A?: The complementary color is #84958F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95848A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.