What color is #959B9C?

#959B9C is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #959B9C?

The RGB value is 149, 155, 156: 149 red, 155 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #959B9C?

The complementary color is #9C9695, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #959B9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#959B9C color

#959B9C rgb(149, 155, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #959B9C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 60.8% green and 61.2% blue (149, 155, 156).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 3% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Happy Cement (#979EA1), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.45:1).

#959B9C color codes

HEX	`#959B9C`
RGB	`rgb(149, 155, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 60.8%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 3%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 4%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 1%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.53, -1.95, -1.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.53, 2.33, 213.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.115, 32.232, 36.081)`
Decimal	`9804700`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #959B9C, 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 #959B9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#959B9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.45:1	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 #959B9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #959b9c; }
.text { color: #959b9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #959b9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 155 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #959b9c, #95989c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #959B9C?: #959B9C is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #959B9C?: The RGB value is 149, 155, 156: 149 red, 155 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #959B9C?: The complementary color is #9C9695, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #959B9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.