What color is #959797?

#959797 is a gray, closest to the named color Walrus. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #959797?

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

What is the complementary color of #959797?

The complementary color is #979595, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #959797?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#959797 color

#959797 rgb(149, 151, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #959797 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 1% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Walrus (#999B9B), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.15:1).

#959797 color codes

HEX	`#959797`
RGB	`rgb(149, 151, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 59.2%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 1%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 1%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.3, -0.72, -0.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.3, 0.77, 199.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.046, 30.757, 33.679)`
Decimal	`9803671`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #959797, 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 #959797	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#959797 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.15:1	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 #959797 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #959797; }
.text { color: #959797; }
.border { border: 2px solid #959797; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 151 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #959797, #959697); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #959797?: #959797 is a gray, closest to the named color Walrus. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #959797?: The RGB value is 149, 151, 151: 149 red, 151 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #959797?: The complementary color is #979595, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #959797?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.