What color is #959DA9?

#959DA9 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Dusky Mood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #959DA9?

The RGB value is 149, 157, 169: 149 red, 157 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #959DA9?

The complementary color is #A9A195, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #959DA9?

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.

#959DA9 color

#959DA9 rgb(149, 157, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #959DA9 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 61.6% green and 66.3% blue (149, 157, 169).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 10% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Dusky Mood (#979BA8), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#959DA9 color codes

HEX	`#959DA9`
RGB	`rgb(149, 157, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 61.6%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 10%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 12%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 7%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.46, -0.38, -7.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.46, 7.23, 267)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.611, 33.368, 42.304)`
Decimal	`9805225`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #959DA9, 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 #959DA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#959DA9 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 #959DA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #959da9; }
.text { color: #959da9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #959da9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 157 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #959da9, #9795a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #959DA9?: #959DA9 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Dusky Mood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #959DA9?: The RGB value is 149, 157, 169: 149 red, 157 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #959DA9?: The complementary color is #A9A195, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #959DA9?: 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.