What color is #958690?

#958690 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #958690?

The RGB value is 149, 134, 144: 149 red, 134 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #958690?

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

Is black or white text better on #958690?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#958690 color

#958690 rgb(149, 134, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #958690 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 52.5% green and 56.5% blue (149, 134, 144).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 7% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 3% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.09:1).

#958690 color codes

HEX	`#958690`
RGB	`rgb(149, 134, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 52.5%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 7%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 10%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 3%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.51, 7.5, -3.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.51, 8.19, 336.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.953, 25.454, 29.926)`
Decimal	`9799312`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #958690, 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 #958690	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#958690 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.09:1	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 #958690 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #958690; }
.text { color: #958690; }
.border { border: 2px solid #958690; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 134 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #958690, #958689); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #958690?: #958690 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #958690?: The RGB value is 149, 134, 144: 149 red, 134 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #958690?: The complementary color is #86958B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #958690?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.