What color is #95A1A3?

#95A1A3 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95A1A3?

The RGB value is 149, 161, 163: 149 red, 161 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95A1A3?

The complementary color is #A39795, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95A1A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95A1A3 color

#95A1A3 rgb(149, 161, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #95A1A3 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 63.1% green and 63.9% blue (149, 161, 163).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 7% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Happy Cement (#979EA1), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.9:1).

#95A1A3 color codes

HEX	`#95A1A3`
RGB	`rgb(149, 161, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 63.1%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 7%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 9%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 1%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.38, -3.84, -2.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.38, 4.58, 213.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.749, 34.523, 39.634)`
Decimal	`9806243`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95A1A3, 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 #95A1A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#95A1A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.9:1	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 #95A1A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95a1a3; }
.text { color: #95a1a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95a1a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 161 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95a1a3, #959aa3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #95A1A3?: #95A1A3 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95A1A3?: The RGB value is 149, 161, 163: 149 red, 161 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95A1A3?: The complementary color is #A39795, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95A1A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.