What color is #958178?

#958178 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #958178?

The RGB value is 149, 129, 120: 149 red, 129 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #958178?

The complementary color is #788C95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #958178?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#958178 color

#958178 rgb(149, 129, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #958178 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 50.6% green and 47.1% blue (149, 129, 120).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 12% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 19% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Hemp (#987D73), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.69:1).

#958178 color codes

HEX	`#958178`
RGB	`rgb(149, 129, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 50.6%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 12%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 19%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 19%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.53, 6.1, 7.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.53, 9.82, 51.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.635, 23.447, 21.046)`
Decimal	`9798008`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #958178, 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 #958178	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#958178 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.69:1	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 #958178 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #958178; }
.text { color: #958178; }
.border { border: 2px solid #958178; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 129 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #958178, #959078); }

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Questions

What color is #958178?: #958178 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #958178?: The RGB value is 149, 129, 120: 149 red, 129 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #958178?: The complementary color is #788C95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #958178?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.