What color is #958D91?

#958D91 is a gray, closest to the named color Hong Kong Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #958D91?

The RGB value is 149, 141, 145: 149 red, 141 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #958D91?

The complementary color is #8D9591, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #958D91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#958D91 color

#958D91 rgb(149, 141, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #958D91 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 55.3% green and 56.9% blue (149, 141, 145).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 4% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 3% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Hong Kong Mist (#948E90), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.5:1).

#958D91 color codes

HEX	`#958D91`
RGB	`rgb(149, 141, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 55.3%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 4%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 5%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 3%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.42, 3.72, -1.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.42, 3.87, 344.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.029, 27.484, 30.664)`
Decimal	`9801105`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #958D91, 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 #958D91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#958D91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.5:1	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 #958D91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #958d91; }
.text { color: #958d91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #958d91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 141 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #958d91, #958d8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #958D91?: #958D91 is a gray, closest to the named color Hong Kong Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #958D91?: The RGB value is 149, 141, 145: 149 red, 141 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #958D91?: The complementary color is #8D9591, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #958D91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.