What color is #95796A?

#95796A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95796A?

The RGB value is 149, 121, 106: 149 red, 121 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95796A?

The complementary color is #6A8695, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95796A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95796A color

#95796A rgb(149, 121, 106)

Shades of brown

The hex color #95796A is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 47.5% green and 41.6% blue (149, 121, 106).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 17% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 29% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mocha (#967969), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#95796A color codes

HEX	`#95796A`
RGB	`rgb(149, 121, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 47.5%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 17%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 29%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 29%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.07, 8.52, 12.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.07, 14.99, 55.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.834, 21.106, 16.557)`
Decimal	`9795946`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95796A, 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 #95796A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#95796A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	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 #95796A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95796a; }
.text { color: #95796a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95796a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 121 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95796a, #958f6a); }

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Questions

What color is #95796A?: #95796A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95796A?: The RGB value is 149, 121, 106: 149 red, 121 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95796A?: The complementary color is #6A8695, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95796A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.