What color is #958589?

#958589 is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #958589?

The RGB value is 149, 133, 137: 149 red, 133 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #958589?

The complementary color is #859591, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #958589?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#958589 color

#958589 rgb(149, 133, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #958589 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 52.2% green and 53.7% blue (149, 133, 137).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 7% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 8% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#958589 color codes

HEX	`#958589`
RGB	`rgb(149, 133, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 52.2%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 7%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 11%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 8%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.05, 6.76, 0.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.05, 6.76, 0.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.297, 24.971, 27.149)`
Decimal	`9799049`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #958589, 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 #958589	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#958589 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	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 #958589 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #958589; }
.text { color: #958589; }
.border { border: 2px solid #958589; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 133 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #958589, #958985); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #958589?: #958589 is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #958589?: The RGB value is 149, 133, 137: 149 red, 133 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #958589?: The complementary color is #859591, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #958589?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.