What color is #958972?

#958972 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #958972?

The RGB value is 149, 137, 114: 149 red, 137 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #958972?

The complementary color is #727E95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #958972?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#958972 color

#958972 rgb(149, 137, 114)

Shades of brown

The hex color #958972 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 53.7% green and 44.7% blue (149, 137, 114).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 14% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 23% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Shipwreck (#968772), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.1:1).

#958972 color codes

HEX	`#958972`
RGB	`rgb(149, 137, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 53.7%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 14%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 23%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 23%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.56, 0.63, 13.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.56, 14, 87.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.377, 25.496, 19.553)`
Decimal	`9800050`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #958972, 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 #958972	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#958972 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.1:1	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 #958972 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #958972; }
.text { color: #958972; }
.border { border: 2px solid #958972; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 137 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #958972, #909572); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #958972?: #958972 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #958972?: The RGB value is 149, 137, 114: 149 red, 137 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #958972?: The complementary color is #727E95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #958972?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.