What color is #958079?

#958079 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #958079?

The RGB value is 149, 128, 121: 149 red, 128 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #958079?

The complementary color is #798E95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #958079?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#958079 color

#958079 rgb(149, 128, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #958079 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 50.2% green and 47.5% blue (149, 128, 121).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 12% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 19% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Hemp (#987D73), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.64:1).

#958079 color codes

HEX	`#958079`
RGB	`rgb(149, 128, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 50.2%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 12%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 19%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 19%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.29, 6.84, 6.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.29, 9.62, 44.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.565, 23.209, 21.324)`
Decimal	`9797753`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #958079, 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 #958079	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#958079 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.64:1	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 #958079 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #958079; }
.text { color: #958079; }
.border { border: 2px solid #958079; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 128 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #958079, #958e79); }

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Questions

What color is #958079?: #958079 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #958079?: The RGB value is 149, 128, 121: 149 red, 128 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #958079?: The complementary color is #798E95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #958079?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.