What color is #958A76?

#958A76 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #958A76?

The RGB value is 149, 138, 118: 149 red, 138 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #958A76?

The complementary color is #768195, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #958A76?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#958A76 color

#958A76 rgb(149, 138, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #958A76 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 54.1% green and 46.3% blue (149, 138, 118).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 13% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 21% 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 6.17:1).

#958A76 color codes

HEX	`#958A76`
RGB	`rgb(149, 138, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 54.1%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 13%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 21%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 21%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.92, 0.69, 12.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.92, 12.23, 86.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.753, 25.875, 20.826)`
Decimal	`9800310`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #958A76, 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 #958A76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#958A76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	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 #958A76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #958a76; }
.text { color: #958a76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #958a76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 138 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #958a76, #919576); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #958A76?: #958A76 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #958A76?: The RGB value is 149, 138, 118: 149 red, 138 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #958A76?: The complementary color is #768195, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #958A76?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.