What color is #95908C?

#95908C is a gray, closest to the named color Flint Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95908C?

The RGB value is 149, 144, 140: 149 red, 144 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95908C?

The complementary color is #8C9195, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95908C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95908C color

#95908C rgb(149, 144, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #95908C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 56.5% green and 54.9% blue (149, 144, 140).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 4% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 6% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Flint Rock (#989493), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.65:1).

#95908C color codes

HEX	`#95908C`
RGB	`rgb(149, 144, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 56.5%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 4%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 6%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 6%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.1, 1.09, 2.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.1, 2.98, 68.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.101, 28.23, 28.827)`
Decimal	`9801868`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95908C, 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 #95908C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#95908C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	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 #95908C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95908c; }
.text { color: #95908c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95908c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 144 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95908c, #95948c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #95908C?: #95908C is a gray, closest to the named color Flint Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95908C?: The RGB value is 149, 144, 140: 149 red, 144 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95908C?: The complementary color is #8C9195, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95908C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.