What color is #958373?

#958373 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 #958373?

The RGB value is 149, 131, 115: 149 red, 131 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #958373?

The complementary color is #738595, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #958373?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#958373 color

#958373 rgb(149, 131, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #958373 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 51.4% green and 45.1% blue (149, 131, 115).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 14% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 23% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Wet Taupe (#907E6C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.77:1).

#958373 color codes

HEX	`#958373`
RGB	`rgb(149, 131, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 51.4%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 14%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 23%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 23%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.95, 4.17, 11.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.95, 11.92, 69.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.605, 23.861, 19.578)`
Decimal	`9798515`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #958373, 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 #958373	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#958373 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	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 #958373 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #958373; }
.text { color: #958373; }
.border { border: 2px solid #958373; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 131 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #958373, #959473); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #958373?: #958373 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 #958373?: The RGB value is 149, 131, 115: 149 red, 131 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #958373?: The complementary color is #738595, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #958373?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.