What color is #95846B?

#95846B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95846B?

The RGB value is 149, 132, 107: 149 red, 132 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95846B?

The complementary color is #6B7C95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95846B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95846B color

#95846B rgb(149, 132, 107)

Shades of brown

The hex color #95846B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 51.8% green and 42% blue (149, 132, 107).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 17% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 28% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Shipwreck (#968772), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

#95846B color codes

HEX	`#95846B`
RGB	`rgb(149, 132, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 51.8%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 17%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 28%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 28%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.04, 2.4, 15.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.04, 16.06, 81.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.3, 23.954, 17.303)`
Decimal	`9798763`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95846B, 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 #95846B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#95846B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	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 #95846B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95846b; }
.text { color: #95846b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95846b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 132 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95846b, #91956b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #95846B?: #95846B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95846B?: The RGB value is 149, 132, 107: 149 red, 132 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95846B?: The complementary color is #6B7C95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95846B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.