What color is #958988?

#958988 is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #958988?

The RGB value is 149, 137, 136: 149 red, 137 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #958988?

The complementary color is #889495, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #958988?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#958988 color

#958988 rgb(149, 137, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #958988 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 53.7% green and 53.3% blue (149, 137, 136).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 6% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 9% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Zinc (#92898A), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.21:1).

#958988 color codes

HEX	`#958988`
RGB	`rgb(149, 137, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 53.7%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 6%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 9%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 9%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.09, 4.31, 2.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.09, 4.82, 26.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.784, 26.059, 26.959)`
Decimal	`9800072`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #958988, 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 #958988	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#958988 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.21:1	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 #958988 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #958988; }
.text { color: #958988; }
.border { border: 2px solid #958988; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 137 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #958988, #959088); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #958988?: #958988 is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #958988?: The RGB value is 149, 137, 136: 149 red, 137 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #958988?: The complementary color is #889495, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #958988?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.