What color is #959A8A?

#959A8A is a gray, closest to the named color Lemongrass. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #959A8A?

The RGB value is 149, 154, 138: 149 red, 154 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #959A8A?

The complementary color is #8F8A9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #959A8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#959A8A color

#959A8A rgb(149, 154, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #959A8A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 60.4% green and 54.1% blue (149, 154, 138).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 7% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Lemongrass (#999A86), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

#959A8A color codes

HEX	`#959A8A`
RGB	`rgb(149, 154, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 60.4%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 7%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 10%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 10%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.79, -4.81, 7.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.79, 9.15, 121.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.537, 31.336, 28.585)`
Decimal	`9804426`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #959A8A, 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 #959A8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#959A8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	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 #959A8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #959a8a; }
.text { color: #959a8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #959a8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 154 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #959a8a, #8d9a8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #959A8A?: #959A8A is a gray, closest to the named color Lemongrass. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #959A8A?: The RGB value is 149, 154, 138: 149 red, 154 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #959A8A?: The complementary color is #8F8A9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #959A8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.