What color is #959F89?

#959F89 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Herbalist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #959F89?

The RGB value is 149, 159, 137: 149 red, 159 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #959F89?

The complementary color is #93899F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #959F89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.6:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#959F89 color

#959F89 rgb(149, 159, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #959F89 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 62.4% green and 53.7% blue (149, 159, 137).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 10% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Herbalist (#969E86), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.6:1).

#959F89 color codes

HEX	`#959F89`
RGB	`rgb(149, 159, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 62.4%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 10%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 14%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 14%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.15, -7.7, 10.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.15, 12.85, 126.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.307, 32.992, 28.486)`
Decimal	`9805705`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #959F89, 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 #959F89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#959F89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.6:1	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 #959F89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #959f89; }
.text { color: #959f89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #959f89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 159 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #959f89, #8a9f89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #959F89?: #959F89 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Herbalist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #959F89?: The RGB value is 149, 159, 137: 149 red, 159 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #959F89?: The complementary color is #93899F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #959F89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.6:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.