What color is #95868F?

#95868F is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95868F?

The RGB value is 149, 134, 143: 149 red, 134 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95868F?

The complementary color is #86958C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95868F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95868F color

#95868F rgb(149, 134, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #95868F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 52.5% green and 56.1% blue (149, 134, 143).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 7% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 4% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#95868F color codes

HEX	`#95868F`
RGB	`rgb(149, 134, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 52.5%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 7%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 10%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 4%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.49, 7.31, -2.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.49, 7.81, 339.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.877, 25.423, 29.525)`
Decimal	`9799311`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95868F, 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 #95868F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#95868F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	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 #95868F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95868f; }
.text { color: #95868f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95868f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 134 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95868f, #958688); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #95868F?: #95868F is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95868F?: The RGB value is 149, 134, 143: 149 red, 134 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95868F?: The complementary color is #86958C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95868F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.