What color is #959AAA?

#959AAA is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusky Mood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #959AAA?

The RGB value is 149, 154, 170: 149 red, 154 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #959AAA?

The complementary color is #AAA595, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #959AAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#959AAA color

#959AAA rgb(149, 154, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #959AAA is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 60.4% green and 66.7% blue (149, 154, 170).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 11% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Dusky Mood (#979BA8), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.48:1).

#959AAA color codes

HEX	`#959AAA`
RGB	`rgb(149, 154, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 60.4%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 11%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 12%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 9%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.67, 1.5, -8.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.67, 9.07, 279.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.204, 32.403, 42.633)`
Decimal	`9804458`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #959AAA, 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 #959AAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#959AAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.48:1	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 #959AAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #959aaa; }
.text { color: #959aaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #959aaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 154 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #959aaa, #9b95aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #959AAA?: #959AAA is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusky Mood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #959AAA?: The RGB value is 149, 154, 170: 149 red, 154 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #959AAA?: The complementary color is #AAA595, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #959AAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.