What color is #959CB1?

#959CB1 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 #959CB1?

The RGB value is 149, 156, 177: 149 red, 156 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #959CB1?

The complementary color is #B1AA95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #959CB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#959CB1 color

#959CB1 rgb(149, 156, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #959CB1 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 61.2% green and 69.4% blue (149, 156, 177).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 15% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Silverfish (#8D95AA), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.67:1).

#959CB1 color codes

HEX	`#959CB1`
RGB	`rgb(149, 156, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 61.2%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 15%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 16%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 12%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.44, 1.91, -11.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.44, 11.9, 279.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.217, 33.34, 46.324)`
Decimal	`9804977`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #959CB1, 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 #959CB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#959CB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.67:1	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 #959CB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #959cb1; }
.text { color: #959cb1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #959cb1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 156 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #959cb1, #9c95b1); }

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Questions

What color is #959CB1?: #959CB1 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 #959CB1?: The RGB value is 149, 156, 177: 149 red, 156 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #959CB1?: The complementary color is #B1AA95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #959CB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.