What color is #959FA1?

#959FA1 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #959FA1?

The RGB value is 149, 159, 161: 149 red, 159 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #959FA1?

The complementary color is #A19795, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #959FA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#959FA1 color

#959FA1 rgb(149, 159, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #959FA1 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 62.4% green and 63.1% blue (149, 159, 161).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 6% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Happy Cement (#979EA1), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.75:1).

#959FA1 color codes

HEX	`#959FA1`
RGB	`rgb(149, 159, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 62.4%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 6%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 7%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 1%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.77, -3.15, -2.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.77, 3.88, 215.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.224, 33.759, 38.582)`
Decimal	`9805729`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #959FA1, 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 #959FA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#959FA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.75:1	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 #959FA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #959fa1; }
.text { color: #959fa1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #959fa1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 159 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #959fa1, #9599a1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #959FA1?: #959FA1 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #959FA1?: The RGB value is 149, 159, 161: 149 red, 159 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #959FA1?: The complementary color is #A19795, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #959FA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.