What color is #958D63?

#958D63 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #958D63?

The RGB value is 149, 141, 99: 149 red, 141 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #958D63?

The complementary color is #636B95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #958D63?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#958D63 color

#958D63 rgb(149, 141, 99)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #958D63 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 55.3% green and 38.8% blue (149, 141, 99).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 20% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 34% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is In a Pickle (#978C59), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.27:1).

#958D63 color codes

HEX	`#958D63`
RGB	`rgb(149, 141, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 55.3%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 20%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 34%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 34%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.36, -3.73, 23.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.36, 23.82, 99.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.172, 26.341, 15.613)`
Decimal	`9801059`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #958D63, 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 #958D63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#958D63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.27:1	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 #958D63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #958d63; }
.text { color: #958d63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #958d63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 141 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #958d63, #849563); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #958D63?: #958D63 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #958D63?: The RGB value is 149, 141, 99: 149 red, 141 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #958D63?: The complementary color is #636B95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #958D63?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.