What color is #958881?

#958881 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #958881?

The RGB value is 149, 136, 129: 149 red, 136 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #958881?

The complementary color is #818E95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #958881?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#958881 color

#958881 rgb(149, 136, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #958881 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 53.3% green and 50.6% blue (149, 136, 129).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 9% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 13% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Metal (#9B8B84), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.12:1).

#958881 color codes

HEX	`#958881`
RGB	`rgb(149, 136, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 53.3%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 9%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 13%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 13%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.64, 3.63, 5.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.64, 6.61, 56.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.161, 25.583, 24.377)`
Decimal	`9799809`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #958881, 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 #958881	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#958881 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.12:1	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 #958881 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #958881; }
.text { color: #958881; }
.border { border: 2px solid #958881; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 136 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #958881, #959281); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #958881?: #958881 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #958881?: The RGB value is 149, 136, 129: 149 red, 136 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #958881?: The complementary color is #818E95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #958881?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.