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#958EA2

Taupe · light cool gray

About #958EA2

With the hex code #958EA2, this is a light gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 58% red, 56% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Taupe — a ΔE of 9.9 — followed by Slate Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #9BA28E, a mushroom shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 6.67:1 (a WCAG AA pass).

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Red149
Green142
Blue162

Closest named colours

Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 9.9
Slate Gray
#708090 · ΔE 11.4
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 12.0

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #958EA2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on taupe #958EA2.
3.15:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on taupe #958EA2.
6.67:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #958EA2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#958EA2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#8B91A3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#8C91A1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#939194

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #958EA2?

With the hex code #958EA2, this is a light gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 58% red, 56% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #958EA2?

Use black text. Black on #958EA2 has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #958EA2?

Its complementary colour is #9BA28E, and analogous partners are #8E91A2 and #9F8EA2.