What color is #958867?

#958867 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #958867?

The RGB value is 149, 136, 103: 149 red, 136 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #958867?

The complementary color is #677495, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #958867?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#958867 color

#958867 rgb(149, 136, 103)

Shades of brown

The hex color #958867 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 53.3% green and 40.4% blue (149, 136, 103).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 18% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 31% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6:1).

#958867 color codes

HEX	`#958867`
RGB	`rgb(149, 136, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 53.3%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 18%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 31%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 31%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.05, -0.41, 19.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.05, 19.54, 91.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.647, 24.978, 16.405)`
Decimal	`9799783`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #958867, 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 #958867	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#958867 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6:1	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 #958867 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #958867; }
.text { color: #958867; }
.border { border: 2px solid #958867; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 136 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #958867, #8b9567); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #958867?: #958867 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #958867?: The RGB value is 149, 136, 103: 149 red, 136 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #958867?: The complementary color is #677495, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #958867?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.