What color is #959187?

#959187 is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #959187?

The RGB value is 149, 145, 135: 149 red, 145 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #959187?

The complementary color is #878B95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #959187?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#959187 color

#959187 rgb(149, 145, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #959187 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 56.9% green and 52.9% blue (149, 145, 135).

Its hue angle is 43°, 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 Lost Space (#969389), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.68:1).

#959187 color codes

HEX	`#959187`
RGB	`rgb(149, 145, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 56.9%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 6%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 9%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 9%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.24, -0.37, 5.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.24, 5.84, 93.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.893, 28.39, 26.98)`
Decimal	`9802119`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #959187, 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 #959187	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#959187 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.68:1	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 #959187 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #959187; }
.text { color: #959187; }
.border { border: 2px solid #959187; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 145 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #959187, #929587); }

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Questions

What color is #959187?: #959187 is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #959187?: The RGB value is 149, 145, 135: 149 red, 145 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #959187?: The complementary color is #878B95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #959187?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.