What color is #958E89?

#958E89 is a gray, closest to the named color Chorus of Elephants. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #958E89?

The RGB value is 149, 142, 137: 149 red, 142 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #958E89?

The complementary color is #899095, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #958E89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#958E89 color

#958E89 rgb(149, 142, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #958E89 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 55.7% green and 53.7% blue (149, 142, 137).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 5% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 8% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Chorus of Elephants (#8E8987), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.51:1).

#958E89 color codes

HEX	`#958E89`
RGB	`rgb(149, 142, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 55.7%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 5%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 8%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 8%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.47, 1.67, 3.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.47, 3.95, 65.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.582, 27.542, 27.578)`
Decimal	`9801353`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #958E89, 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 #958E89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#958E89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.51:1	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 #958E89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #958e89; }
.text { color: #958e89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #958e89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 142 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #958e89, #959489); }

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Questions

What color is #958E89?: #958E89 is a gray, closest to the named color Chorus of Elephants. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #958E89?: The RGB value is 149, 142, 137: 149 red, 142 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #958E89?: The complementary color is #899095, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #958E89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.