What color is #959290?

#959290 is a gray, closest to the named color Flint Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #959290?

The RGB value is 149, 146, 144: 149 red, 146 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #959290?

The complementary color is #909395, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #959290?

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.

#959290 color

#959290 rgb(149, 146, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #959290 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 57.3% green and 56.5% blue (149, 146, 144).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 2% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 3% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Flint Rock (#989493), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#959290 color codes

HEX	`#959290`
RGB	`rgb(149, 146, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 57.3%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 2%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 3%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 3%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.75, 0.72, 1.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.75, 1.62, 63.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.707, 28.961, 30.511)`
Decimal	`9802384`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #959290, 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 #959290	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#959290 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 #959290 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #959290; }
.text { color: #959290; }
.border { border: 2px solid #959290; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 146 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #959290, #959590); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #959290?: #959290 is a gray, closest to the named color Flint Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #959290?: The RGB value is 149, 146, 144: 149 red, 146 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #959290?: The complementary color is #909395, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #959290?: 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.