What color is #9A958C?

#9A958C is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A958C?

The RGB value is 154, 149, 140: 154 red, 149 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A958C?

The complementary color is #8C919A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A958C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A958C color

#9A958C rgb(154, 149, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9A958C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 58.4% green and 54.9% blue (154, 149, 140).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 6% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 9% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Lost Space (#969389), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.05:1).

#9A958C color codes

HEX	`#9A958C`
RGB	`rgb(154, 149, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 58.4%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 6%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 9%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 9%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.88, 0.18, 5.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.88, 5.4, 88.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.807, 30.259, 29.129)`
Decimal	`10130828`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A958C, 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 #9A958C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9A958C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.05:1	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 #9A958C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a958c; }
.text { color: #9a958c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a958c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 149 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a958c, #989a8c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #9A958C?: #9A958C is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A958C?: The RGB value is 154, 149, 140: 154 red, 149 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A958C?: The complementary color is #8C919A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A958C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.