What color is #95986B?

#95986B is a grayish yellow known as Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Guacamole?

The RGB value is 149, 152, 107: 149 red, 152 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Guacamole?

The complementary color is #6E6B98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95986B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Guacamole color: hex code #95986B

#95986B rgb(149, 152, 107)

Shades of yellow

Guacamole has the hex code #95986B. It is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 59.6% green and 42% blue (149, 152, 107).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 18% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 40% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

Guacamole (#95986B) color codes

HEX	`#95986B`
RGB	`rgb(149, 152, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 59.6%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 18%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 30%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 30%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.57, -8.65, 23.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.57, 24.94, 110.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.277, 29.908, 18.296)`
Decimal	`9803883`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Guacamole, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #95986B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#95986B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #95986B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95986b; }
.text { color: #95986b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95986b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 152 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95986b, #7e986b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

See #95986B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #95986B?: #95986B is a grayish yellow known as Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Guacamole?: The RGB value is 149, 152, 107: 149 red, 152 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Guacamole?: The complementary color is #6E6B98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95986B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.