What color is #958477?

#958477 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 #958477?

The RGB value is 149, 132, 119: 149 red, 132 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #958477?

The complementary color is #778895, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #958477?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#958477 color

#958477 rgb(149, 132, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #958477 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 51.8% green and 46.7% blue (149, 132, 119).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 12% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 20% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Wet Taupe (#907E6C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#958477 color codes

HEX	`#958477`
RGB	`rgb(149, 132, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 51.8%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 12%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 20%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 20%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.31, 4.23, 9.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.31, 10.29, 65.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.975, 24.225, 20.862)`
Decimal	`9798775`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #958477, 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 #958477	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#958477 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	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 #958477 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #958477; }
.text { color: #958477; }
.border { border: 2px solid #958477; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 132 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #958477, #959377); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #958477?: #958477 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 #958477?: The RGB value is 149, 132, 119: 149 red, 132 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #958477?: The complementary color is #778895, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #958477?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.