What color is #958694?

#958694 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #958694?

The RGB value is 149, 134, 148: 149 red, 134 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #958694?

The complementary color is #869587, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #958694?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#958694 color

#958694 rgb(149, 134, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #958694 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 52.5% green and 58% blue (149, 134, 148).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 7% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 1% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.12:1).

#958694 color codes

HEX	`#958694`
RGB	`rgb(149, 134, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 52.5%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 7%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 10%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 1%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.63, 8.28, -5.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.63, 9.89, 326.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.264, 25.578, 31.565)`
Decimal	`9799316`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #958694, 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 #958694	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#958694 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.12:1	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 #958694 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #958694; }
.text { color: #958694; }
.border { border: 2px solid #958694; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 134 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #958694, #95868d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #958694?: #958694 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #958694?: The RGB value is 149, 134, 148: 149 red, 134 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #958694?: The complementary color is #869587, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #958694?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.