What color is #959FAA?

#959FAA is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Robotic Gods. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #959FAA?

The RGB value is 149, 159, 170: 149 red, 159 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #959FAA?

The complementary color is #AAA095, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #959FAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#959FAA color

#959FAA rgb(149, 159, 170)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 62.4% green and 66.7% blue (149, 159, 170).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 11% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Robotic Gods (#94A2B1), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.82:1).

#959FAA color codes

HEX	`#959FAA`
RGB	`rgb(149, 159, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 62.4%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 11%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 12%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 6%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.03, -1.27, -6.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.03, 7.04, 259.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.047, 34.088, 42.914)`
Decimal	`9805738`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #959FAA, 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 #959FAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#959FAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.82:1	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 #959FAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #959faa; }
.text { color: #959faa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #959faa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 159 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #959faa, #9695aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #959FAA?: #959FAA is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Robotic Gods. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #959FAA?: The RGB value is 149, 159, 170: 149 red, 159 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #959FAA?: The complementary color is #AAA095, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #959FAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.