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#959EA3 Happy Cement

#959EA3 is a light gray named Happy Cement. In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 62.0% green and 63.9% blue (rgb(149, 158, 163)). Its HSL value is 201° hue, 7% saturation and 61% lightness, and in CMYK it is 9% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black. #959EA3 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.70:1.

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Variations of #959EA3

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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#959EA3 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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#959EA3 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #959EA3 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 #9A9CA3
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9C9EA3
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9A9DA3
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9A9CA3
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #989DA3
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #929FA0
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #949FA1
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9D9D9D
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9B9D9E

#959EA3 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.73:1 Very poor#959EA3 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.70:1 Very good#959EA3 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#959EA3 in CSS

/* Happy Cement */
.color { color: #959EA3; }
.background { background-color: #959EA3; }
.border { border: 1px solid #959EA3; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(149 158 163);
color: hsl(201 7% 61%);
color: oklch(0.694 0.013 231.7);

#959EA3 FAQ

What color is #959EA3?

#959EA3 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 #959EA3?

#959EA3 is rgb(149, 158, 163) in RGB, hsl(201, 7%, 61%) in HSL and cmyk(9%, 3%, 0%, 36%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #959EA3?

The complementary color of #959EA3 is #A39A95, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #959EA3?

Black text has the best contrast on #959EA3: 7.70:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #959EA3 a warm or cool color?

#959EA3 is a neutral color.