What color is #959BAE?

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

What is the RGB value of #959BAE?

The RGB value is 149, 155, 174: 149 red, 155 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #959BAE?

The complementary color is #AEA895, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #959BAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#959BAE color

#959BAE rgb(149, 155, 174)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 60.8% green and 68.2% blue (149, 155, 174).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 13% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Silverfish (#8D95AA), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.58:1).

#959BAE color codes

HEX	`#959BAE`
RGB	`rgb(149, 155, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 60.8%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 13%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 14%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 11%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.07, 1.81, -10.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.07, 10.76, 279.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.754, 32.888, 44.711)`
Decimal	`9804718`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #959BAE, 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 #959BAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#959BAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.58:1	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 #959BAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #959bae; }
.text { color: #959bae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #959bae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 155 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #959bae, #9b95ae); }

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Questions

What color is #959BAE?: #959BAE is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Silverfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #959BAE?: The RGB value is 149, 155, 174: 149 red, 155 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #959BAE?: The complementary color is #AEA895, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #959BAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.