What color is #959CA4?

#959CA4 is a gray, closest to the named color Grisaille. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #959CA4?

The RGB value is 149, 156, 164: 149 red, 156 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #959CA4?

The complementary color is #A49D95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #959CA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#959CA4 color

#959CA4 rgb(149, 156, 164)

Shades of gray

The hex color #959CA4 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 61.2% green and 64.3% blue (149, 156, 164).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 8% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Grisaille (#91979F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.57:1).

#959CA4 color codes

HEX	`#959CA4`
RGB	`rgb(149, 156, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 61.2%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 8%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 9%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 5%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.04, -0.88, -5.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.04, 5.11, 260.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.982, 32.847, 39.822)`
Decimal	`9804964`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #959CA4, 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 #959CA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#959CA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.57:1	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 #959CA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #959ca4; }
.text { color: #959ca4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #959ca4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 156 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #959ca4, #9695a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #959CA4?: #959CA4 is a gray, closest to the named color Grisaille. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #959CA4?: The RGB value is 149, 156, 164: 149 red, 156 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #959CA4?: The complementary color is #A49D95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #959CA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.