What color is #958275?

#958275 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 #958275?

The RGB value is 149, 130, 117: 149 red, 130 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #958275?

The complementary color is #758895, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #958275?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#958275 color

#958275 rgb(149, 130, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #958275 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 51% green and 45.9% blue (149, 130, 117).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 13% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 21% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Wet Taupe (#907E6C), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.73:1).

#958275 color codes

HEX	`#958275`
RGB	`rgb(149, 130, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 51%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 13%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 21%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 21%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.73, 5.05, 9.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.73, 10.93, 62.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.588, 23.64, 20.147)`
Decimal	`9798261`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #958275, 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 #958275	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#958275 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.73:1	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 #958275 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #958275; }
.text { color: #958275; }
.border { border: 2px solid #958275; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 130 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #958275, #959275); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #958275?: #958275 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 #958275?: The RGB value is 149, 130, 117: 149 red, 130 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #958275?: The complementary color is #758895, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #958275?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.