What color is #958B93?

#958B93 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #958B93?

The RGB value is 149, 139, 147: 149 red, 139 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #958B93?

The complementary color is #8B958D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #958B93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#958B93 color

#958B93 rgb(149, 139, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #958B93 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 54.5% green and 57.6% blue (149, 139, 147).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 5% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 1% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Light (#9B959C), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.39:1).

#958B93 color codes

HEX	`#958B93`
RGB	`rgb(149, 139, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 54.5%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 5%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 7%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 1%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.94, 5.24, -2.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.94, 5.99, 330.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.893, 26.962, 31.385)`
Decimal	`9800595`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #958B93, 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 #958B93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#958B93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.39:1	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 #958B93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #958b93; }
.text { color: #958b93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #958b93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 139 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #958b93, #958b8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #958B93?: #958B93 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #958B93?: The RGB value is 149, 139, 147: 149 red, 139 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #958B93?: The complementary color is #8B958D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #958B93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.