What color is #958C8B?

#958C8B is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #958C8B?

The RGB value is 149, 140, 139: 149 red, 140 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #958C8B?

The complementary color is #8B9495, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #958C8B?

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.

#958C8B color

#958C8B rgb(149, 140, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #958C8B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 54.9% green and 54.5% blue (149, 140, 139).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 5% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 7% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Zinc (#92898A), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#958C8B color codes

HEX	`#958C8B`
RGB	`rgb(149, 140, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 54.9%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 5%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 7%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 7%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.98, 3.16, 1.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.98, 3.6, 28.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.432, 27.01, 28.242)`
Decimal	`9800843`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #958C8B, 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 #958C8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#958C8B 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 #958C8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #958c8b; }
.text { color: #958c8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #958c8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 140 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #958c8b, #95918b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #958C8B?: #958C8B is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #958C8B?: The RGB value is 149, 140, 139: 149 red, 140 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #958C8B?: The complementary color is #8B9495, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #958C8B?: 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.