What color is #95888D?

#95888D is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95888D?

The RGB value is 149, 136, 141: 149 red, 136 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95888D?

The complementary color is #889590, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95888D?

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.

#95888D color

#95888D rgb(149, 136, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #95888D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 53.3% green and 55.3% blue (149, 136, 141).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 6% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 5% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Zinc (#92898A), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#95888D color codes

HEX	`#95888D`
RGB	`rgb(149, 136, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 53.3%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 6%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 9%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 5%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.96, 5.8, -0.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.96, 5.87, 351.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.006, 25.921, 28.827)`
Decimal	`9799821`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95888D, 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 #95888D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#95888D 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 #95888D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95888d; }
.text { color: #95888d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95888d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 136 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95888d, #958a88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #95888D?: #95888D is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95888D?: The RGB value is 149, 136, 141: 149 red, 136 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95888D?: The complementary color is #889590, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95888D?: 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.