What color is #959688?

#959688 is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #959688?

The RGB value is 149, 150, 136: 149 red, 150 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #959688?

The complementary color is #898896, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #959688?

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.

#959688 color

#959688 rgb(149, 150, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #959688 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 58.8% green and 53.3% blue (149, 150, 136).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 6% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Jungle (#999988), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#959688 color codes

HEX	`#959688`
RGB	`rgb(149, 150, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 58.8%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 6%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 9%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 9%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.64, -2.97, 7.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.64, 7.84, 112.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.744, 29.98, 27.613)`
Decimal	`9803400`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #959688, 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 #959688	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#959688 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	7:1	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 #959688 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #959688; }
.text { color: #959688; }
.border { border: 2px solid #959688; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 150 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #959688, #8e9688); }

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Questions

What color is #959688?: #959688 is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #959688?: The RGB value is 149, 150, 136: 149 red, 150 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #959688?: The complementary color is #898896, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #959688?: 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.