What color is #95835E?

#95835E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom Forest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95835E?

The RGB value is 149, 131, 94: 149 red, 131 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95835E?

The complementary color is #5E7095, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95835E?

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.

#95835E color

#95835E rgb(149, 131, 94)

Shades of brown

The hex color #95835E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 51.4% green and 36.9% blue (149, 131, 94).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 23% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 37% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mushroom Forest (#8E8062), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#95835E color codes

HEX	`#95835E`
RGB	`rgb(149, 131, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 51.4%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 23%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 37%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 37%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.51, 1.2, 22.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.51, 22.57, 86.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.532, 23.431, 13.923)`
Decimal	`9798494`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95835E, 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 #95835E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#95835E 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 #95835E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95835e; }
.text { color: #95835e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95835e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 131 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95835e, #8c955e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #95835E?: #95835E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom Forest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95835E?: The RGB value is 149, 131, 94: 149 red, 131 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95835E?: The complementary color is #5E7095, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95835E?: 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.