What color is #95999E?

#95999E is a gray, closest to the named color Grisaille. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95999E?

The RGB value is 149, 153, 158: 149 red, 153 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95999E?

The complementary color is #9E9A95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95999E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95999E color

#95999E rgb(149, 153, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #95999E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 60% green and 62% blue (149, 153, 158).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 4% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Grisaille (#91979F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.33:1).

#95999E color codes

HEX	`#95999E`
RGB	`rgb(149, 153, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 60%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 4%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 6%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 3%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.04, -0.44, -3.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.04, 3.15, 261.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.956, 31.64, 36.87)`
Decimal	`9804190`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95999E, 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 #95999E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#95999E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.33:1	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 #95999E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95999e; }
.text { color: #95999e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95999e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 153 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95999e, #96959e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #95999E?: #95999E is a gray, closest to the named color Grisaille. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95999E?: The RGB value is 149, 153, 158: 149 red, 153 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95999E?: The complementary color is #9E9A95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95999E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.