What color is #959387?

#959387 is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #959387?

The RGB value is 149, 147, 135: 149 red, 147 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #959387?

The complementary color is #878995, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #959387?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#959387 color

#959387 rgb(149, 147, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #959387 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 57.6% green and 52.9% blue (149, 147, 135).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 6% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 9% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Lost Space (#969389), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.8:1).

#959387 color codes

HEX	`#959387`
RGB	`rgb(149, 147, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 57.6%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 6%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 9%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 9%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.79, -1.48, 6.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.79, 6.78, 102.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.201, 29.006, 27.083)`
Decimal	`9802631`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #959387, 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 #959387	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#959387 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.8:1	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 #959387 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #959387; }
.text { color: #959387; }
.border { border: 2px solid #959387; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 147 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #959387, #909587); }

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Questions

What color is #959387?: #959387 is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #959387?: The RGB value is 149, 147, 135: 149 red, 147 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #959387?: The complementary color is #878995, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #959387?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.