What color is #958F90?

#958F90 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 #958F90?

The RGB value is 149, 143, 144: 149 red, 143 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #958F90?

The complementary color is #8F9594, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #958F90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#958F90 color

#958F90 rgb(149, 143, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #958F90 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 56.1% green and 56.5% blue (149, 143, 144).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 3% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 3% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Hong Kong Mist (#948E90), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#958F90 color codes

HEX	`#958F90`
RGB	`rgb(149, 143, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 56.1%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 3%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 4%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 3%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.93, 2.4, 0.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.93, 2.42, 6.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.25, 28.048, 30.358)`
Decimal	`9801616`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #958F90, 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 #958F90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#958F90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	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 #958F90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #958f90; }
.text { color: #958f90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #958f90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 143 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #958f90, #95918f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #958F90?: #958F90 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 #958F90?: The RGB value is 149, 143, 144: 149 red, 143 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #958F90?: The complementary color is #8F9594, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #958F90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.