What color is #959097?

#959097 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #959097?

The RGB value is 149, 144, 151: 149 red, 144 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #959097?

The complementary color is #929790, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #959097?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#959097 color

#959097 rgb(149, 144, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #959097 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 56.5% green and 59.2% blue (149, 144, 151).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 3% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Light (#9B959C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

#959097 color codes

HEX	`#959097`
RGB	`rgb(149, 144, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 56.5%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 3%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 5%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 5%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.4, 3.19, -3.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.4, 4.41, 316.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.953, 28.571, 33.314)`
Decimal	`9801879`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #959097, 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 #959097	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#959097 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	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 #959097 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #959097; }
.text { color: #959097; }
.border { border: 2px solid #959097; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 144 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #959097, #979096); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #959097?: #959097 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #959097?: The RGB value is 149, 144, 151: 149 red, 144 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #959097?: The complementary color is #929790, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #959097?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.