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#959EA0 Happy Cement

#959EA0 is a light gray named Happy Cement. In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 62.0% green and 62.7% blue (rgb(149, 158, 160)). Its HSL value is 191° hue, 5% saturation and 61% lightness, and in CMYK it is 7% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black. #959EA0 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.68:1.

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Variations of #959EA0

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#959EA0 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#959EA0 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #959EA0 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9A9CA0
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9C9DA0
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9A9DA0
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9A9CA0
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #999CA0
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #929F9F
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #949E9F
  • Achromatopsia 98% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9C9C9C
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9B9D9D

#959EA0 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.74:1 Very poor#959EA0 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.68:1 Very good#959EA0 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#959EA0 in CSS

/* Happy Cement */
.color { color: #959EA0; }
.background { background-color: #959EA0; }
.border { border: 1px solid #959EA0; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(149 158 160);
color: hsl(191 5% 61%);
color: oklch(0.693 0.011 212.5);

#959EA0 FAQ

What color is #959EA0?

#959EA0 is a light gray. Its closest named color is Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #959EA0?

#959EA0 is rgb(149, 158, 160) in RGB, hsl(191, 5%, 61%) in HSL and cmyk(7%, 1%, 0%, 37%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #959EA0?

The complementary color of #959EA0 is #A09795, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #959EA0?

Black text has the best contrast on #959EA0: 7.68:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #959EA0 a warm or cool color?

#959EA0 is a neutral color.