What color is #959CA0?

#959CA0 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #959CA0?

The RGB value is 149, 156, 160: 149 red, 156 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #959CA0?

The complementary color is #A09995, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #959CA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#959CA0 color

#959CA0 rgb(149, 156, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #959CA0 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 61.2% green and 62.7% blue (149, 156, 160).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 5% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Happy Cement (#979EA1), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.54:1).

#959CA0 color codes

HEX	`#959CA0`
RGB	`rgb(149, 156, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 61.2%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 5%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 7%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 2%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.92, -1.7, -2.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.92, 3.41, 240.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.627, 32.704, 37.95)`
Decimal	`9804960`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #959CA0, 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 #959CA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#959CA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.54:1	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 #959CA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #959ca0; }
.text { color: #959ca0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #959ca0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 156 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #959ca0, #9597a0); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #959CA0?: #959CA0 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #959CA0?: The RGB value is 149, 156, 160: 149 red, 156 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #959CA0?: The complementary color is #A09995, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #959CA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.