What color is #958273?

#958273 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wet Taupe. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #958273?

The RGB value is 149, 130, 115: 149 red, 130 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #958273?

The complementary color is #738695, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #958273?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#958273 color

#958273 rgb(149, 130, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #958273 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 51% green and 45.1% blue (149, 130, 115).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 14% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 23% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Wet Taupe (#907E6C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.72:1).

#958273 color codes

HEX	`#958273`
RGB	`rgb(149, 130, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 51%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 14%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 23%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 23%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.68, 4.74, 10.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.68, 11.78, 66.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.472, 23.593, 19.534)`
Decimal	`9798259`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #958273, 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 #958273	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#958273 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	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 #958273 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #958273; }
.text { color: #958273; }
.border { border: 2px solid #958273; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 130 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #958273, #959373); }

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Questions

What color is #958273?: #958273 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wet Taupe. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #958273?: The RGB value is 149, 130, 115: 149 red, 130 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #958273?: The complementary color is #738695, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #958273?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.