What color is #959199?

#959199 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #959199?

The RGB value is 149, 145, 153: 149 red, 145 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #959199?

The complementary color is #959991, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #959199?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#959199 color

#959199 rgb(149, 145, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #959199 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 56.9% green and 60% blue (149, 145, 153).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 4% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Light (#9B959C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.79:1).

#959199 color codes

HEX	`#959199`
RGB	`rgb(149, 145, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 56.9%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 4%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 5%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 5%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.73, 3.03, -3.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.73, 4.78, 309.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.269, 28.94, 34.228)`
Decimal	`9802137`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #959199, 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 #959199	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#959199 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.79:1	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 #959199 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #959199; }
.text { color: #959199; }
.border { border: 2px solid #959199; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 145 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #959199, #999199); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #959199?: #959199 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #959199?: The RGB value is 149, 145, 153: 149 red, 145 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #959199?: The complementary color is #959991, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #959199?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.