What color is #958461?

#958461 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 #958461?

The RGB value is 149, 132, 97: 149 red, 132 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #958461?

The complementary color is #617295, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #958461?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#958461 color

#958461 rgb(149, 132, 97)

Shades of brown

The hex color #958461 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 51.8% green and 38% blue (149, 132, 97).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 21% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 35% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mushroom Forest (#8E8062), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.75:1).

#958461 color codes

HEX	`#958461`
RGB	`rgb(149, 132, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 51.8%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 21%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 35%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 35%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.84, 1.02, 21.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.84, 21.31, 87.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.804, 23.756, 14.691)`
Decimal	`9798753`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #958461, 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 #958461	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#958461 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.75:1	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 #958461 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #958461; }
.text { color: #958461; }
.border { border: 2px solid #958461; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 132 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #958461, #8c9561); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #958461?: #958461 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 #958461?: The RGB value is 149, 132, 97: 149 red, 132 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #958461?: The complementary color is #617295, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #958461?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.