What color is #95989E?

#95989E is a gray, closest to the named color Grisaille. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95989E?

The RGB value is 149, 152, 158: 149 red, 152 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95989E?

The complementary color is #9E9B95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95989E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95989E color

#95989E rgb(149, 152, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #95989E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 59.6% green and 62% blue (149, 152, 158).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 4% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Grisaille (#91979F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.26:1).

#95989E color codes

HEX	`#95989E`
RGB	`rgb(149, 152, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 59.6%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 4%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 6%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 4%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.77, 0.11, -3.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.77, 3.52, 271.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.793, 31.314, 36.816)`
Decimal	`9803934`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95989E, 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 #95989E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#95989E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.26:1	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 #95989E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95989e; }
.text { color: #95989e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95989e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 152 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95989e, #97959e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #95989E?: #95989E is a gray, closest to the named color Grisaille. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95989E?: The RGB value is 149, 152, 158: 149 red, 152 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95989E?: The complementary color is #9E9B95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95989E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.