What color is #95959F?

#95959F is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Ages. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95959F?

The RGB value is 149, 149, 159: 149 red, 149 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95959F?

The complementary color is #9F9F95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95959F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95959F color

#95959F rgb(149, 149, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #95959F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 58.4% green and 62.4% blue (149, 149, 159).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 5% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Dark Ages (#9698A3), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

#95959F color codes

HEX	`#95959F`
RGB	`rgb(149, 149, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 58.4%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 5%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 6%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 6%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.99, 1.99, -5.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.99, 5.61, 290.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.399, 30.388, 37.111)`
Decimal	`9803167`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95959F, 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 #95959F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#95959F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	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 #95959F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95959f; }
.text { color: #95959f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95959f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 149 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95959f, #9a959f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #95959F?: #95959F is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Ages. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95959F?: The RGB value is 149, 149, 159: 149 red, 149 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95959F?: The complementary color is #9F9F95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95959F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.