What color is #959297?

#959297 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #959297?

The RGB value is 149, 146, 151: 149 red, 146 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #959297?

The complementary color is #949792, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #959297?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#959297 color

#959297 rgb(149, 146, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #959297 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 57.3% green and 59.2% blue (149, 146, 151).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 2% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Light (#9B959C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

#959297 color codes

HEX	`#959297`
RGB	`rgb(149, 146, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 57.3%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 2%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 3%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 3%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.94, 2.07, -2.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.94, 3.05, 312.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.258, 29.182, 33.416)`
Decimal	`9802391`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #959297, 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 #959297	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#959297 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	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 #959297 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #959297; }
.text { color: #959297; }
.border { border: 2px solid #959297; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 146 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #959297, #979296); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #959297?: #959297 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #959297?: The RGB value is 149, 146, 151: 149 red, 146 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #959297?: The complementary color is #949792, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #959297?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.