What color is #95888F?

#95888F is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95888F?

The RGB value is 149, 136, 143: 149 red, 136 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95888F?

The complementary color is #88958E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95888F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95888F color

#95888F rgb(149, 136, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #95888F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 53.3% green and 56.1% blue (149, 136, 143).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 6% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 4% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.2:1).

#95888F color codes

HEX	`#95888F`
RGB	`rgb(149, 136, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 53.3%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 6%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 9%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 4%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.02, 6.17, -1.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.02, 6.48, 342.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.156, 25.981, 29.618)`
Decimal	`9799823`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95888F, 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 #95888F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#95888F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.2:1	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 #95888F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95888f; }
.text { color: #95888f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95888f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 136 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95888f, #958889); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #95888F?: #95888F is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95888F?: The RGB value is 149, 136, 143: 149 red, 136 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95888F?: The complementary color is #88958E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95888F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.