What color is #958770?

#958770 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #958770?

The RGB value is 149, 135, 112: 149 red, 135 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #958770?

The complementary color is #707E95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #958770?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#958770 color

#958770 rgb(149, 135, 112)

Shades of brown

The hex color #958770 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 52.9% green and 43.9% blue (149, 135, 112).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 15% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 25% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Shipwreck (#968772), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

#958770 color codes

HEX	`#958770`
RGB	`rgb(149, 135, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 52.9%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 15%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 25%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 25%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.97, 1.45, 14.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.97, 14.38, 84.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.983, 24.888, 18.867)`
Decimal	`9799536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #958770, 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 #958770	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#958770 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	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 #958770 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #958770; }
.text { color: #958770; }
.border { border: 2px solid #958770; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 135 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #958770, #919570); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #958770?: #958770 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #958770?: The RGB value is 149, 135, 112: 149 red, 135 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #958770?: The complementary color is #707E95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #958770?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.