What color is #95876E?

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

What is the RGB value of #95876E?

The RGB value is 149, 135, 110: 149 red, 135 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95876E?

The complementary color is #6E7C95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95876E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95876E color

#95876E rgb(149, 135, 110)

Shades of brown

The hex color #95876E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 52.9% green and 43.1% blue (149, 135, 110).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 16% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 26% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Shipwreck (#968772), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.97:1).

#95876E color codes

HEX	`#95876E`
RGB	`rgb(149, 135, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 52.9%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 16%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 26%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 26%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.92, 1.15, 15.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.92, 15.43, 85.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.873, 24.844, 18.287)`
Decimal	`9799534`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95876E, 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 #95876E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#95876E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	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 #95876E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95876e; }
.text { color: #95876e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95876e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 135 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95876e, #90956e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #95876E?: #95876E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95876E?: The RGB value is 149, 135, 110: 149 red, 135 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95876E?: The complementary color is #6E7C95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95876E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.