What color is #959C8B?

#959C8B is a gray, closest to the named color Herbalist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #959C8B?

The RGB value is 149, 156, 139: 149 red, 156 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #959C8B?

The complementary color is #928B9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #959C8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#959C8B color

#959C8B rgb(149, 156, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #959C8B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 61.2% green and 54.5% blue (149, 156, 139).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 8% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Herbalist (#969E86), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.41:1).

#959C8B color codes

HEX	`#959C8B`
RGB	`rgb(149, 156, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 61.2%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 8%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 11%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 11%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.37, -5.72, 8.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.37, 9.87, 125.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.942, 32.031, 29.079)`
Decimal	`9804939`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #959C8B, 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 #959C8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#959C8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.41:1	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 #959C8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #959c8b; }
.text { color: #959c8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #959c8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 156 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #959c8b, #8c9c8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #959C8B?: #959C8B is a gray, closest to the named color Herbalist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #959C8B?: The RGB value is 149, 156, 139: 149 red, 156 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #959C8B?: The complementary color is #928B9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #959C8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.