What color is #958888?

#958888 is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #958888?

The RGB value is 149, 136, 136: 149 red, 136 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #958888?

The complementary color is #889595, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #958888?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#958888 color

#958888 rgb(149, 136, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #958888 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 53.3% green and 53.3% blue (149, 136, 136).

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

The closest named color is Zinc (#92898A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.16:1).

#958888 color codes

HEX	`#958888`
RGB	`rgb(149, 136, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 53.3%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 6%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 9%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 9%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.82, 4.87, 1.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.82, 5.18, 19.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.642, 25.776, 26.912)`
Decimal	`9799816`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #958888, 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 #958888	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#958888 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.16:1	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 #958888 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #958888; }
.text { color: #958888; }
.border { border: 2px solid #958888; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 136 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #958888, #958f88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #958888?: #958888 is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #958888?: The RGB value is 149, 136, 136: 149 red, 136 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #958888?: The complementary color is #889595, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #958888?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.