What color is #959DAB?

#959DAB 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 #959DAB?

The RGB value is 149, 157, 171: 149 red, 157 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #959DAB?

The complementary color is #ABA395, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #959DAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#959DAB color

#959DAB rgb(149, 157, 171)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 61.6% green and 67.1% blue (149, 157, 171).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 12% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Dusky Mood (#979BA8), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.69:1).

#959DAB color codes

HEX	`#959DAB`
RGB	`rgb(149, 157, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 61.6%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 12%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 13%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 8%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.52, 0.05, -8.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.52, 8.25, 270.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.8, 33.443, 43.3)`
Decimal	`9805227`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #959DAB, 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 #959DAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#959DAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.69:1	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 #959DAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #959dab; }
.text { color: #959dab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #959dab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 157 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #959dab, #9895ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #959DAB?: #959DAB 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 #959DAB?: The RGB value is 149, 157, 171: 149 red, 157 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #959DAB?: The complementary color is #ABA395, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #959DAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.