What color is #959986?

#959986 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Lemongrass. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #959986?

The RGB value is 149, 153, 134: 149 red, 153 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #959986?

The complementary color is #8A8699, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #959986?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#959986 color

#959986 rgb(149, 153, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #959986 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 60% green and 52.5% blue (149, 153, 134).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 9% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Lemongrass (#999A86), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.18:1).

#959986 color codes

HEX	`#959986`
RGB	`rgb(149, 153, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 60%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 9%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 12%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 12%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.42, -4.96, 9.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.42, 10.72, 117.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.088, 30.893, 27.033)`
Decimal	`9804166`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #959986, 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 #959986	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#959986 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.18:1	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 #959986 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #959986; }
.text { color: #959986; }
.border { border: 2px solid #959986; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 153 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #959986, #8c9986); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #959986?: #959986 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Lemongrass. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #959986?: The RGB value is 149, 153, 134: 149 red, 153 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #959986?: The complementary color is #8A8699, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #959986?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.