What color is #958766?

#958766 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom Forest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #958766?

The RGB value is 149, 135, 102: 149 red, 135 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #958766?

The complementary color is #667495, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #958766?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#958766 color

#958766 rgb(149, 135, 102)

Shades of brown

The hex color #958766 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 52.9% green and 40% blue (149, 135, 102).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 19% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 32% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mushroom Forest (#8E8062), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#958766 color codes

HEX	`#958766`
RGB	`rgb(149, 135, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 52.9%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 19%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 32%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 32%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.76, 0.01, 19.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.76, 19.7, 89.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.457, 24.678, 16.095)`
Decimal	`9799526`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #958766, 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 #958766	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#958766 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	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 #958766 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #958766; }
.text { color: #958766; }
.border { border: 2px solid #958766; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 135 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #958766, #8b9566); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #958766?: #958766 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom Forest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #958766?: The RGB value is 149, 135, 102: 149 red, 135 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #958766?: The complementary color is #667495, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #958766?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.