What color is #958971?

#958971 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #958971?

The RGB value is 149, 137, 113: 149 red, 137 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #958971?

The complementary color is #717D95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #958971?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#958971 color

#958971 rgb(149, 137, 113)

Shades of brown

The hex color #958971 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 53.7% green and 44.3% blue (149, 137, 113).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 15% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 24% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Shipwreck (#968772), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.09:1).

#958971 color codes

HEX	`#958971`
RGB	`rgb(149, 137, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 53.7%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 15%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 24%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 24%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.53, 0.47, 14.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.53, 14.53, 88.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.321, 25.474, 19.255)`
Decimal	`9800049`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #958971, 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 #958971	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#958971 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.09:1	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 #958971 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #958971; }
.text { color: #958971; }
.border { border: 2px solid #958971; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 137 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #958971, #8f9571); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #958971?: #958971 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #958971?: The RGB value is 149, 137, 113: 149 red, 137 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #958971?: The complementary color is #717D95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #958971?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.