What color is #959FB9?

#959FB9 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #959FB9?

The RGB value is 149, 159, 185: 149 red, 159 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #959FB9?

The complementary color is #B9AF95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #959FB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#959FB9 color

#959FB9 rgb(149, 159, 185)

Shades of blue

The hex color #959FB9 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 62.4% green and 72.5% blue (149, 159, 185).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 20% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Moon Veil (#8D99B1), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.94:1).

#959FB9 color codes

HEX	`#959FB9`
RGB	`rgb(149, 159, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 62.4%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 20%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 19%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 14%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.5, 2.04, -14.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.5, 14.75, 277.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.547, 34.688, 50.818)`
Decimal	`9805753`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #959FB9, 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 #959FB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#959FB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.94:1	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 #959FB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #959fb9; }
.text { color: #959fb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #959fb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 159 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #959fb9, #9d95b9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #959FB9?: #959FB9 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #959FB9?: The RGB value is 149, 159, 185: 149 red, 159 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #959FB9?: The complementary color is #B9AF95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #959FB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.