What color is #959088?

#959088 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #959088?

The RGB value is 149, 144, 136: 149 red, 144 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #959088?

The complementary color is #888D95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #959088?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#959088 color

#959088 rgb(149, 144, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #959088 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 56.5% green and 53.3% blue (149, 144, 136).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 6% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 9% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Stone (#928E85), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#959088 color codes

HEX	`#959088`
RGB	`rgb(149, 144, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 56.5%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 6%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 9%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 9%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.99, 0.37, 4.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.99, 4.92, 85.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.811, 28.114, 27.302)`
Decimal	`9801864`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #959088, 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 #959088	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#959088 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	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 #959088 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #959088; }
.text { color: #959088; }
.border { border: 2px solid #959088; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 144 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #959088, #949588); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #959088?: #959088 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #959088?: The RGB value is 149, 144, 136: 149 red, 144 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #959088?: The complementary color is #888D95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #959088?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.