What color is #958CA0?

#958CA0 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 #958CA0?

The RGB value is 149, 140, 160: 149 red, 140 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #958CA0?

The complementary color is #97A08C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #958CA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#958CA0 color

#958CA0 rgb(149, 140, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #958CA0 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 54.9% green and 62.7% blue (149, 140, 160).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 10% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#958CA0 color codes

HEX	`#958CA0`
RGB	`rgb(149, 140, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 54.9%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 10%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 12%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 12%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.6, 7.28, -9.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.6, 11.86, 307.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.117, 27.684, 37.113)`
Decimal	`9800864`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #958CA0, 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 #958CA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#958CA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	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 #958CA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #958ca0; }
.text { color: #958ca0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #958ca0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 140 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #958ca0, #9f8ca0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #958CA0?: #958CA0 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 #958CA0?: The RGB value is 149, 140, 160: 149 red, 140 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #958CA0?: The complementary color is #97A08C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #958CA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.