What color is #9595A3?

#9595A3 is a gray, closest to the named color Too Big to Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9595A3?

The RGB value is 149, 149, 163: 149 red, 149 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9595A3?

The complementary color is #A3A395, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9595A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9595A3 color

#9595A3 rgb(149, 149, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9595A3 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 58.4% green and 63.9% blue (149, 149, 163).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 7% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Too Big to Whale (#9596A4), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.11:1).

#9595A3 color codes

HEX	`#9595A3`
RGB	`rgb(149, 149, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 58.4%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 7%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 9%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 9%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.11, 2.82, -7.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.11, 7.85, 291.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.751, 30.529, 38.968)`
Decimal	`9803171`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9595A3, 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 #9595A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9595A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	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 #9595A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9595a3; }
.text { color: #9595a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9595a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 149 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9595a3, #9c95a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9595A3?: #9595A3 is a gray, closest to the named color Too Big to Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9595A3?: The RGB value is 149, 149, 163: 149 red, 149 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9595A3?: The complementary color is #A3A395, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9595A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.