What color is #959B98?

#959B98 is a gray, closest to the named color Walrus. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #959B98?

The RGB value is 149, 155, 152: 149 red, 155 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #959B98?

The complementary color is #9B9598, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #959B98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.42:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#959B98 color

#959B98 rgb(149, 155, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #959B98 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 60.8% green and 59.6% blue (149, 155, 152).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 3% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Walrus (#999B9B), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.42:1).

#959B98 color codes

HEX	`#959B98`
RGB	`rgb(149, 155, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 60.8%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 3%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 4%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 2%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.42, -2.74, 0.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.42, 2.86, 163.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.782, 32.099, 34.326)`
Decimal	`9804696`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #959B98, 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 #959B98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#959B98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.42:1	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 #959B98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #959b98; }
.text { color: #959b98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #959b98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 155 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #959b98, #959b9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #959B98?: #959B98 is a gray, closest to the named color Walrus. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #959B98?: The RGB value is 149, 155, 152: 149 red, 155 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #959B98?: The complementary color is #9B9598, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #959B98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.42:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.