What color is #95898B?

#95898B is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95898B?

The RGB value is 149, 137, 139: 149 red, 137 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95898B?

The complementary color is #899593, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95898B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95898B color

#95898B rgb(149, 137, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #95898B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 53.7% green and 54.5% blue (149, 137, 139).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 5% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 7% 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 6.23:1).

#95898B color codes

HEX	`#95898B`
RGB	`rgb(149, 137, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 53.7%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 5%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 8%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 7%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.17, 4.86, 0.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.17, 4.89, 6.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26, 26.145, 28.098)`
Decimal	`9800075`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95898B, 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 #95898B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#95898B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	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 #95898B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95898b; }
.text { color: #95898b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95898b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 137 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95898b, #958d89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #95898B?: #95898B is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95898B?: The RGB value is 149, 137, 139: 149 red, 137 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95898B?: The complementary color is #899593, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95898B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.