What color is #959693?

#959693 is a gray, closest to the named color Million Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #959693?

The RGB value is 149, 150, 147: 149 red, 150 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #959693?

The complementary color is #949396, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #959693?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#959693 color

#959693 rgb(149, 150, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #959693 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 58.8% green and 57.6% blue (149, 150, 147).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 1% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Million Gray (#999999), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.06:1).

#959693 color codes

HEX	`#959693`
RGB	`rgb(149, 150, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 58.8%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 1%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 2%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 2%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.92, -0.94, 1.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.92, 1.73, 122.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.566, 30.309, 31.943)`
Decimal	`9803411`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #959693, 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 #959693	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#959693 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.06:1	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 #959693 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #959693; }
.text { color: #959693; }
.border { border: 2px solid #959693; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 150 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #959693, #939693); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #959693?: #959693 is a gray, closest to the named color Million Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #959693?: The RGB value is 149, 150, 147: 149 red, 150 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #959693?: The complementary color is #949396, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #959693?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.