What color is #958B88?

#958B88 is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #958B88?

The RGB value is 149, 139, 136: 149 red, 139 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #958B88?

The complementary color is #889295, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #958B88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#958B88 color

#958B88 rgb(149, 139, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #958B88 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 54.5% green and 53.3% blue (149, 139, 136).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 6% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 9% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Zinc (#92898A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.33:1).

#958B88 color codes

HEX	`#958B88`
RGB	`rgb(149, 139, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 54.5%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 6%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 9%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 9%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.63, 3.17, 2.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.63, 4.33, 42.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.071, 26.633, 27.055)`
Decimal	`9800584`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #958B88, 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 #958B88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#958B88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.33:1	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 #958B88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #958b88; }
.text { color: #958b88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #958b88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 139 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #958b88, #959288); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #958B88?: #958B88 is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #958B88?: The RGB value is 149, 139, 136: 149 red, 139 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #958B88?: The complementary color is #889295, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #958B88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.