What color is #958758?

#958758 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #958758?

The RGB value is 149, 135, 88: 149 red, 135 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #958758?

The complementary color is #586695, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #958758?

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.

#958758 color

#958758 rgb(149, 135, 88)

Shades of brown

The hex color #958758 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 52.9% green and 34.5% blue (149, 135, 88).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 26% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 41% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is In a Pickle (#978C59), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#958758 color codes

HEX	`#958758`
RGB	`rgb(149, 135, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 52.9%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 26%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 41%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 41%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.51, -1.77, 27.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.51, 27.24, 93.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.82, 24.423, 12.743)`
Decimal	`9799512`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #958758, 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 #958758	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#958758 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 #958758 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #958758; }
.text { color: #958758; }
.border { border: 2px solid #958758; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 135 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #958758, #849558); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #958758?: #958758 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #958758?: The RGB value is 149, 135, 88: 149 red, 135 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #958758?: The complementary color is #586695, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #958758?: 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.