What color is #95878C?

#95878C is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95878C?

The RGB value is 149, 135, 140: 149 red, 135 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95878C?

The complementary color is #879590, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95878C?

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.

#95878C color

#95878C rgb(149, 135, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #95878C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 52.9% green and 54.9% blue (149, 135, 140).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 6% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 6% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#95878C color codes

HEX	`#95878C`
RGB	`rgb(149, 135, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 52.9%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 6%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 9%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 6%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.67, 6.18, -0.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.67, 6.22, 352.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.792, 25.611, 28.391)`
Decimal	`9799564`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95878C, 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 #95878C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#95878C 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 #95878C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95878c; }
.text { color: #95878c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95878c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 135 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95878c, #958987); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #95878C?: #95878C is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95878C?: The RGB value is 149, 135, 140: 149 red, 135 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95878C?: The complementary color is #879590, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95878C?: 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.