What color is #958681?

#958681 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #958681?

The RGB value is 149, 134, 129: 149 red, 134 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #958681?

The complementary color is #819095, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #958681?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#958681 color

#958681 rgb(149, 134, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #958681 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 52.5% green and 50.6% blue (149, 134, 129).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 9% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 13% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Metal (#9B8B84), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6:1).

#958681 color codes

HEX	`#958681`
RGB	`rgb(149, 134, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 52.5%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 9%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 13%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 13%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.1, 4.77, 4.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.1, 6.73, 44.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.882, 25.025, 24.284)`
Decimal	`9799297`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #958681, 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 #958681	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#958681 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6:1	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 #958681 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #958681; }
.text { color: #958681; }
.border { border: 2px solid #958681; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 134 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #958681, #959081); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #958681?: #958681 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #958681?: The RGB value is 149, 134, 129: 149 red, 134 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #958681?: The complementary color is #819095, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #958681?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.