What color is #958573?

#958573 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #958573?

The RGB value is 149, 133, 115: 149 red, 133 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #958573?

The complementary color is #738395, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #958573?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#958573 color

#958573 rgb(149, 133, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #958573 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 52.2% green and 45.1% blue (149, 133, 115).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 14% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 23% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Shipwreck (#968772), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#958573 color codes

HEX	`#958573`
RGB	`rgb(149, 133, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 52.2%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 14%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 23%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 23%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.49, 3.03, 11.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.49, 12.3, 75.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.877, 24.403, 19.669)`
Decimal	`9799027`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #958573, 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 #958573	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#958573 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	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 #958573 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #958573; }
.text { color: #958573; }
.border { border: 2px solid #958573; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 133 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #958573, #949573); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #958573?: #958573 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #958573?: The RGB value is 149, 133, 115: 149 red, 133 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #958573?: The complementary color is #738395, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #958573?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.