#959896

Color #959896

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.88 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#959896

RGB

rgb(149, 152, 150)

HSL

hsl(140, 1.4%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(140, 2%, 59.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(2%, 0%, 1.3%, 40.4%)

LAB

lab(62.55, -1.47, 0.67)

LCH

lch(62.55, 1.62, 155.5)

OKLCH

oklch(67.7%, 0.0046, 156.8)

HWB

hwb(140, 58.4%, 40.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#989597

Analogous

#959895

#959896

#959897

Triadic

#959896

#969598

#989695

Split-complementary

#959896

#979598

#989595

Tetradic

#959896

#959798

#989597

#989695

Square

#959896

#959598

#989597

#989795

Shades

Color #959896 mixed toward black.

#7c7f7d

#636664

#4a4c4b

#313332

#191919

Tints

Color #959896 mixed toward white.

#a7a9a7

#b8bab9

#cacbca

#dcdddc

#edeeed

Tones

Color #959896 mixed toward gray.

#959896

#959796

#969796

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#969696 · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#969697 · ΔE 2.7

Tritanopia

#959797 · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 2.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #959896;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#959896]

Related colors

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Spring Green #00ff7f

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Frequently asked questions

#959896 (#959896) is rgb(149, 152, 150) in RGB.

No, #959896 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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