What color is #958B83?

#958B83 is a gray, closest to the named color Eiffel Tower. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #958B83?

The RGB value is 149, 139, 131: 149 red, 139 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #958B83?

The complementary color is #838D95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #958B83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#958B83 color

#958B83 rgb(149, 139, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #958B83 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 54.5% green and 51.4% blue (149, 139, 131).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 8% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 12% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Eiffel Tower (#998E83), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.3:1).

#958B83 color codes

HEX	`#958B83`
RGB	`rgb(149, 139, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 54.5%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 8%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 12%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 12%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.5, 2.29, 5.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.5, 6.06, 67.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.723, 26.494, 25.227)`
Decimal	`9800579`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #958B83, 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 #958B83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#958B83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.3:1	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 #958B83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #958b83; }
.text { color: #958b83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #958b83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 139 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #958b83, #959483); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #958B83?: #958B83 is a gray, closest to the named color Eiffel Tower. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #958B83?: The RGB value is 149, 139, 131: 149 red, 139 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #958B83?: The complementary color is #838D95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #958B83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.