What color is #959585?

#959585 is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #959585?

The RGB value is 149, 149, 133: 149 red, 149 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #959585?

The complementary color is #858595, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #959585?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#959585 color

#959585 rgb(149, 149, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #959585 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 58.4% green and 52.2% blue (149, 149, 133).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 7% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Jungle (#999988), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.92:1).

#959585 color codes

HEX	`#959585`
RGB	`rgb(149, 149, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 58.4%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 7%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 11%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 11%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.29, -2.94, 8.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.29, 8.96, 109.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.375, 29.578, 26.453)`
Decimal	`9803141`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #959585, 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 #959585	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#959585 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.92:1	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 #959585 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #959585; }
.text { color: #959585; }
.border { border: 2px solid #959585; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 149 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #959585, #8d9585); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #959585?: #959585 is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #959585?: The RGB value is 149, 149, 133: 149 red, 149 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #959585?: The complementary color is #858595, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #959585?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.