What color is #959E9A?

#959E9A is a gray, closest to the named color Silent Film. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #959E9A?

The RGB value is 149, 158, 154: 149 red, 158 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #959E9A?

The complementary color is #9E9599, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #959E9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#959E9A color

#959E9A rgb(149, 158, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #959E9A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 62% green and 60.4% blue (149, 158, 154).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 4% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Silent Film (#9FA5A5), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.64:1).

#959E9A color codes

HEX	`#959E9A`
RGB	`rgb(149, 158, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 62%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 4%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 6%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 3%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.3, -4, 0.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.3, 4.12, 166.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.453, 33.176, 35.365)`
Decimal	`9805466`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #959E9A, 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 #959E9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#959E9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.64:1	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 #959E9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #959e9a; }
.text { color: #959e9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #959e9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 158 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #959e9a, #959e9e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #959E9A?: #959E9A is a gray, closest to the named color Silent Film. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #959E9A?: The RGB value is 149, 158, 154: 149 red, 158 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #959E9A?: The complementary color is #9E9599, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #959E9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.