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#95939A Color

#95939A is rgb(149, 147, 154) in RGB, hsl(257, 3%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 5%, 0%, 40%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spanish Gray (#989898), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.17. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#95939A
HEX#95939A
RGBrgb(149, 147, 154)
HSLhsl(257, 3%, 59%)
HSVhsv(257, 5%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(3%, 5%, 0%, 40%)
OKLCHoklch(66.7% 0.01 299.1)
LABlab(61.27% 1.78 -3.43)
LCHlch(61.27% 3.87 297.42)

What #95939A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #95939A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every gray in the library.

#95939A Channel Values

How #95939A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 149 · G 147 · B 1548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 257° · S 3% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 257° · S 5% · V 60%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 3% · M 5% · Y 0% · K 40%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.04:1 vs white · 6.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #95939A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #95939A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #95939A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #95939A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #95939A.

How #95939A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#95939A
Protanopia#93939A
Protanomaly#94939A
Deuteranopia#94949A
Deuteranomaly#94939A
Tritanopia#949494
Tritanomaly#949496
Achromatopsia#949494

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Using #95939A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-95939a: #95939A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #95939A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-95939a': '#95939A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.584, green: 0.576, blue: 0.604)
Android XML<color name="color_95939a">#95939A</color>
SVG fillfill="#95939A"

More Gray Colors

#95939A sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#95939A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #95939A?

#95939A is a mid-tone gray — rgb(149, 147, 154) in RGB and hsl(257, 3%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spanish Gray (#989898), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.17.

What is the RGB value of #95939A?

#95939A is rgb(149, 147, 154) — red 149, green 147, and blue 154 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #95939A?

#95939A converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 5%, 0%, 40%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #95939A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #95939A scores 3.04:1 against white and 6.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #95939A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #95939A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is gray (#808080) at a CIE76 distance of 8.61, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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