What color is #958179?

#958179 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #958179?

The RGB value is 149, 129, 121: 149 red, 129 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #958179?

The complementary color is #798D95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #958179?

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.

#958179 color

#958179 rgb(149, 129, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #958179 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 50.6% green and 47.5% blue (149, 129, 121).

Its hue angle is 17°, 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 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#958179 color codes

HEX	`#958179`
RGB	`rgb(149, 129, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 50.6%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 12%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 19%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 19%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.55, 6.26, 7.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.55, 9.5, 48.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.696, 23.471, 21.368)`
Decimal	`9798009`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #958179, 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 #958179	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#958179 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 #958179 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #958179; }
.text { color: #958179; }
.border { border: 2px solid #958179; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 129 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #958179, #958f79); }

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Questions

What color is #958179?: #958179 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #958179?: The RGB value is 149, 129, 121: 149 red, 129 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #958179?: The complementary color is #798D95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #958179?: 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.