What color is #95998C?

#95998C is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95998C?

The RGB value is 149, 153, 140: 149 red, 153 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95998C?

The complementary color is #908C99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95998C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95998C color

#95998C rgb(149, 153, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #95998C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 60% green and 54.9% blue (149, 153, 140).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 6% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Jungle (#999988), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.21:1).

#95998C color codes

HEX	`#95998C`
RGB	`rgb(149, 153, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 60%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 6%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 8%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 8%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.56, -3.9, 6.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.56, 7.44, 121.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.519, 31.065, 29.3)`
Decimal	`9804172`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95998C, 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 #95998C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#95998C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.21:1	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 #95998C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95998c; }
.text { color: #95998c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95998c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 153 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95998c, #8f998c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #95998C?: #95998C is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95998C?: The RGB value is 149, 153, 140: 149 red, 153 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95998C?: The complementary color is #908C99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95998C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.