#959499 Color

#959499 is rgb(149, 148, 153) in RGB and hsl(252, 2%, 59%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#959499

HEX#959499

RGBrgb(149, 148, 153)

HSLhsl(252, 2%, 59%)

HSVhsv(252, 3%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(66.9% 0.007 295.4)

CMYKcmyk(3%, 3%, 0%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #959499 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.01:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.97:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #959499 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#959499 Complementary#989994 Analogous#949699 Analogous#979499 Triadic#999594 Triadic#949995

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #959499, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A5A4A8 #B2B1B4 #C1C1C3 #CECED0 #DDDDDF #EAEAEB

Shades

#818085 #6C6B70 #58575B #474649 #323234 #1E1E1F

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