What color is #95948B?

#95948B is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95948B?

The RGB value is 149, 148, 139: 149 red, 148 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95948B?

The complementary color is #8B8C95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95948B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95948B color

#95948B rgb(149, 148, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #95948B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 58% green and 54.5% blue (149, 148, 139).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 5% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 7% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Lost Space (#969389), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.89:1).

#95948B color codes

HEX	`#95948B`
RGB	`rgb(149, 148, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 58%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 5%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 7%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 7%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.16, -1.32, 4.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.16, 5.06, 105.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.644, 29.434, 28.646)`
Decimal	`9802891`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95948B, 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 #95948B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#95948B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.89:1	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 #95948B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95948b; }
.text { color: #95948b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95948b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 148 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95948b, #91958b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #95948B?: #95948B is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95948B?: The RGB value is 149, 148, 139: 149 red, 148 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95948B?: The complementary color is #8B8C95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95948B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.