What color is #958796?

#958796 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #958796?

The RGB value is 149, 135, 150: 149 red, 135 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #958796?

The complementary color is #889687, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #958796?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#958796 color

#958796 rgb(149, 135, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #958796 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 52.9% green and 58.8% blue (149, 135, 150).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 7% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.18:1).

#958796 color codes

HEX	`#958796`
RGB	`rgb(149, 135, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 52.9%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 7%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 10%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 10%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.96, 8.1, -6.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.96, 10.13, 323.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.563, 25.92, 32.452)`
Decimal	`9799574`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #958796, 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 #958796	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#958796 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.18:1	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 #958796 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #958796; }
.text { color: #958796; }
.border { border: 2px solid #958796; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 135 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #958796, #968790); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #958796?: #958796 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #958796?: The RGB value is 149, 135, 150: 149 red, 135 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #958796?: The complementary color is #889687, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #958796?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.