What color is #959FA7?

#959FA7 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost at Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #959FA7?

The RGB value is 149, 159, 167: 149 red, 159 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #959FA7?

The complementary color is #A79D95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #959FA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.8:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#959FA7 color

#959FA7 rgb(149, 159, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #959FA7 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 62.4% green and 65.5% blue (149, 159, 167).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 9% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Lost at Sea (#8D9CA7), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.8:1).

#959FA7 color codes

HEX	`#959FA7`
RGB	`rgb(149, 159, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 62.4%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 9%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 11%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 5%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.94, -1.91, -5.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.94, 5.7, 250.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.766, 33.975, 41.436)`
Decimal	`9805735`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #959FA7, 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 #959FA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#959FA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.8:1	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 #959FA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #959fa7; }
.text { color: #959fa7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #959fa7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 159 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #959fa7, #9596a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #959FA7?: #959FA7 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost at Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #959FA7?: The RGB value is 149, 159, 167: 149 red, 159 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #959FA7?: The complementary color is #A79D95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #959FA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.8:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.