What color is #958A9D?

#958A9D is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #958A9D?

The RGB value is 149, 138, 157: 149 red, 138 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #958A9D?

The complementary color is #929D8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #958A9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#958A9D color

#958A9D rgb(149, 138, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #958A9D is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 54.1% green and 61.6% blue (149, 138, 157).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 9% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.4:1).

#958A9D color codes

HEX	`#958A9D`
RGB	`rgb(149, 138, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 54.1%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 9%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 12%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 12%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.98, 7.8, -8.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.98, 11.6, 312.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.568, 27.001, 35.651)`
Decimal	`9800349`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #958A9D, 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 #958A9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#958A9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.4:1	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 #958A9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #958a9d; }
.text { color: #958a9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #958a9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 138 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #958a9d, #9d8a9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #958A9D?: #958A9D is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #958A9D?: The RGB value is 149, 138, 157: 149 red, 138 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #958A9D?: The complementary color is #929D8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #958A9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.