What color is #959B8E?

#959B8E is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #959B8E?

The RGB value is 149, 155, 142: 149 red, 155 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #959B8E?

The complementary color is #948E9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #959B8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#959B8E color

#959B8E rgb(149, 155, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #959B8E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 60.8% green and 55.7% blue (149, 155, 142).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 6% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Jungle (#999988), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.36:1).

#959B8E color codes

HEX	`#959B8E`
RGB	`rgb(149, 155, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 60.8%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 6%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 8%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 8%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.16, -4.63, 6.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.16, 7.64, 127.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.997, 31.785, 30.193)`
Decimal	`9804686`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #959B8E, 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 #959B8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#959B8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.36:1	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 #959B8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #959b8e; }
.text { color: #959b8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #959b8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 155 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #959b8e, #8f9b8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #959B8E?: #959B8E is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #959B8E?: The RGB value is 149, 155, 142: 149 red, 155 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #959B8E?: The complementary color is #948E9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #959B8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.