What color is #95988F?

#95988F is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95988F?

The RGB value is 149, 152, 143: 149 red, 152 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95988F?

The complementary color is #928F98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95988F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95988F color

#95988F rgb(149, 152, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #95988F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 59.6% green and 56.1% blue (149, 152, 143).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 4% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Lost Space (#969389), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.17:1).

#95988F color codes

HEX	`#95988F`
RGB	`rgb(149, 152, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 59.6%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 4%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 6%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 6%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.36, -2.8, 4.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.36, 5.18, 122.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.58, 30.829, 30.426)`
Decimal	`9803919`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95988F, 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 #95988F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#95988F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.17:1	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 #95988F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95988f; }
.text { color: #95988f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95988f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 152 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95988f, #91988f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #95988F?: #95988F is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95988F?: The RGB value is 149, 152, 143: 149 red, 152 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95988F?: The complementary color is #928F98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95988F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.