What color is #95949D?

#95949D is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Ages. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95949D?

The RGB value is 149, 148, 157: 149 red, 148 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95949D?

The complementary color is #9C9D94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95949D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95949D color

#95949D rgb(149, 148, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #95949D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 58% green and 61.6% blue (149, 148, 157).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 4% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Dark Ages (#9698A3), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#95949D color codes

HEX	`#95949D`
RGB	`rgb(149, 148, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 58%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 4%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 6%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 6%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.66, 2.14, -4.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.66, 5.07, 295)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.069, 30.004, 36.152)`
Decimal	`9802909`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95949D, 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 #95949D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#95949D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	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 #95949D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95949d; }
.text { color: #95949d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95949d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 148 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95949d, #9a949d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #95949D?: #95949D is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Ages. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95949D?: The RGB value is 149, 148, 157: 149 red, 148 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95949D?: The complementary color is #9C9D94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95949D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.