What color is #95876D?

#95876D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95876D?

The RGB value is 149, 135, 109: 149 red, 135 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95876D?

The complementary color is #6D7B95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95876D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95876D color

#95876D rgb(149, 135, 109)

Shades of brown

The hex color #95876D is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 52.9% green and 42.7% blue (149, 135, 109).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 16% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 27% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Shipwreck (#968772), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#95876D color codes

HEX	`#95876D`
RGB	`rgb(149, 135, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 52.9%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 16%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 27%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 27%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.9, 1, 15.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.9, 15.96, 86.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.819, 24.822, 18.002)`
Decimal	`9799533`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95876D, 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 #95876D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#95876D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	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 #95876D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95876d; }
.text { color: #95876d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95876d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 135 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95876d, #8f956d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #95876D?: #95876D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95876D?: The RGB value is 149, 135, 109: 149 red, 135 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95876D?: The complementary color is #6D7B95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95876D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.