What color is #958B5B?

#958B5B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #958B5B?

The RGB value is 149, 139, 91: 149 red, 139 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #958B5B?

The complementary color is #5B6595, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #958B5B?

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.

#958B5B color

#958B5B rgb(149, 139, 91)

Shades of brown

The hex color #958B5B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 54.5% green and 35.7% blue (149, 139, 91).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 24% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 39% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is In a Pickle (#978C59), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#958B5B color codes

HEX	`#958B5B`
RGB	`rgb(149, 139, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 54.5%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 24%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 39%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 39%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.67, -3.64, 27.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.67, 27.28, 97.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.516, 25.611, 13.6)`
Decimal	`9800539`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #958B5B, 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 #958B5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#958B5B 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 #958B5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #958b5b; }
.text { color: #958b5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #958b5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 139 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #958b5b, #82955b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #958B5B?: #958B5B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #958B5B?: The RGB value is 149, 139, 91: 149 red, 139 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #958B5B?: The complementary color is #5B6595, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #958B5B?: 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.