What color is #958944?

#958944 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Negishi Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #958944?

The RGB value is 149, 137, 68: 149 red, 137 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #958944?

The complementary color is #445095, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #958944?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#958944 color

#958944 rgb(149, 137, 68)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #958944 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 53.7% green and 26.7% blue (149, 137, 68).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 37% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 54% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Negishi Green (#938B4B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#958944 color codes

HEX	`#958944`
RGB	`rgb(149, 137, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 53.7%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 37%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 54%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 54%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.78, -4.94, 38.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.78, 38.5, 97.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.384, 24.699, 9.056)`
Decimal	`9800004`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #958944, 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 #958944	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#958944 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	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 #958944 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #958944; }
.text { color: #958944; }
.border { border: 2px solid #958944; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 137 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #958944, #799544); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #958944?: #958944 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Negishi Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #958944?: The RGB value is 149, 137, 68: 149 red, 137 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #958944?: The complementary color is #445095, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #958944?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.