What color is #958583?

#958583 is a gray, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #958583?

The RGB value is 149, 133, 131: 149 red, 133 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #958583?

The complementary color is #839395, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #958583?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#958583 color

#958583 rgb(149, 133, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #958583 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 52.2% green and 51.4% blue (149, 133, 131).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 8% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 12% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Metal (#9B8B84), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#958583 color codes

HEX	`#958583`
RGB	`rgb(149, 133, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 52.2%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 8%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 12%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 12%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.88, 5.68, 3.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.88, 6.56, 30)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.878, 24.804, 24.945)`
Decimal	`9799043`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #958583, 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 #958583	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#958583 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	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 #958583 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #958583; }
.text { color: #958583; }
.border { border: 2px solid #958583; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 133 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #958583, #958e83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #958583?: #958583 is a gray, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #958583?: The RGB value is 149, 133, 131: 149 red, 133 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #958583?: The complementary color is #839395, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #958583?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.