What color is #959590?

#959590 is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #959590?

The RGB value is 149, 149, 144: 149 red, 149 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #959590?

The complementary color is #909095, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #959590?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#959590 color

#959590 rgb(149, 149, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #959590 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 58.4% green and 56.5% blue (149, 149, 144).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 2% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Lost Space (#969389), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

#959590 color codes

HEX	`#959590`
RGB	`rgb(149, 149, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 58.4%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 2%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 3%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 3%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.57, -0.95, 2.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.57, 2.8, 109.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.175, 29.898, 30.667)`
Decimal	`9803152`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #959590, 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 #959590	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#959590 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	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 #959590 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #959590; }
.text { color: #959590; }
.border { border: 2px solid #959590; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 149 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #959590, #939590); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #959590?: #959590 is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #959590?: The RGB value is 149, 149, 144: 149 red, 149 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #959590?: The complementary color is #909095, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #959590?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.