What color is #958993?

#958993 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #958993?

The RGB value is 149, 137, 147: 149 red, 137 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #958993?

The complementary color is #89958B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #958993?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#958993 color

#958993 rgb(149, 137, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #958993 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 53.7% green and 57.6% blue (149, 137, 147).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 5% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 1% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.28:1).

#958993 color codes

HEX	`#958993`
RGB	`rgb(149, 137, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 53.7%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 5%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 8%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 1%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.4, 6.37, -3.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.4, 7.37, 329.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.606, 26.388, 31.29)`
Decimal	`9800083`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #958993, 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 #958993	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#958993 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.28:1	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 #958993 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #958993; }
.text { color: #958993; }
.border { border: 2px solid #958993; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 137 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #958993, #95898d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #958993?: #958993 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #958993?: The RGB value is 149, 137, 147: 149 red, 137 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #958993?: The complementary color is #89958B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #958993?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.