What color is #958F85?

#958F85 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #958F85?

The RGB value is 149, 143, 133: 149 red, 143 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #958F85?

The complementary color is #858B95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #958F85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#958F85 color

#958F85 rgb(149, 143, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #958F85 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 56.1% green and 52.2% blue (149, 143, 133).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 7% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 11% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Stone (#928E85), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#958F85 color codes

HEX	`#958F85`
RGB	`rgb(149, 143, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 56.1%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 7%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 11%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 11%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.64, 0.39, 6.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.64, 6.12, 86.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.45, 27.728, 26.144)`
Decimal	`9801605`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #958F85, 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 #958F85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#958F85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	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 #958F85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #958f85; }
.text { color: #958f85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #958f85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 143 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #958f85, #939585); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #958F85?: #958F85 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #958F85?: The RGB value is 149, 143, 133: 149 red, 143 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #958F85?: The complementary color is #858B95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #958F85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.