What color is #959794?

#959794 is a gray, closest to the named color Walrus. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #959794?

The RGB value is 149, 151, 148: 149 red, 151 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #959794?

The complementary color is #969497, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #959794?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#959794 color

#959794 rgb(149, 151, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #959794 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 59.2% green and 58% blue (149, 151, 148).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 1% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Walrus (#999B9B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.13:1).

#959794 color codes

HEX	`#959794`
RGB	`rgb(149, 151, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 59.2%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 1%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 2%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 2%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.22, -1.3, 1.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.22, 1.86, 134.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.805, 30.661, 32.412)`
Decimal	`9803668`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #959794, 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 #959794	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#959794 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.13:1	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 #959794 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #959794; }
.text { color: #959794; }
.border { border: 2px solid #959794; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 151 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #959794, #949795); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #959794?: #959794 is a gray, closest to the named color Walrus. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #959794?: The RGB value is 149, 151, 148: 149 red, 151 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #959794?: The complementary color is #969497, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #959794?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.