What color is #959193?

#959193 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 #959193?

The RGB value is 149, 145, 147: 149 red, 145 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #959193?

The complementary color is #919593, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #959193?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#959193 color

#959193 rgb(149, 145, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #959193 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 56.9% green and 57.6% blue (149, 145, 147).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 2% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 1% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Hong Kong Mist (#948E90), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.75:1).

#959193 color codes

HEX	`#959193`
RGB	`rgb(149, 145, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 56.9%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 2%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 3%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 1%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.56, 1.85, -0.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.56, 1.93, 343.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.785, 28.747, 31.683)`
Decimal	`9802131`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #959193, 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 #959193	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#959193 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.75:1	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 #959193 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #959193; }
.text { color: #959193; }
.border { border: 2px solid #959193; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 145 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #959193, #959191); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #959193?: #959193 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 #959193?: The RGB value is 149, 145, 147: 149 red, 145 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #959193?: The complementary color is #919593, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #959193?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.