What color is #958865?

#958865 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #958865?

The RGB value is 149, 136, 101: 149 red, 136 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #958865?

The complementary color is #657295, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #958865?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#958865 color

#958865 rgb(149, 136, 101)

Shades of brown

The hex color #958865 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 53.3% green and 39.6% blue (149, 136, 101).

Its hue angle is 44°, 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 Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#958865 color codes

HEX	`#958865`
RGB	`rgb(149, 136, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 53.3%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 19%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 32%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 32%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.02, -0.69, 20.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.02, 20.62, 91.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.548, 24.938, 15.883)`
Decimal	`9799781`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #958865, 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 #958865	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#958865 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	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 #958865 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #958865; }
.text { color: #958865; }
.border { border: 2px solid #958865; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 136 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #958865, #8a9565); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #958865?: #958865 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #958865?: The RGB value is 149, 136, 101: 149 red, 136 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #958865?: The complementary color is #657295, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #958865?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.