What color is #958D70?

#958D70 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #958D70?

The RGB value is 149, 141, 112: 149 red, 141 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #958D70?

The complementary color is #707895, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #958D70?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.32:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#958D70 color

#958D70 rgb(149, 141, 112)

Shades of brown

The hex color #958D70 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 55.3% green and 43.9% blue (149, 141, 112).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 15% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 25% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.32:1).

#958D70 color codes

HEX	`#958D70`
RGB	`rgb(149, 141, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 55.3%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 15%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 25%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 25%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.61, -1.91, 16.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.61, 16.69, 96.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.844, 26.61, 19.154)`
Decimal	`9801072`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #958D70, 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 #958D70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#958D70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.32:1	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 #958D70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #958d70; }
.text { color: #958d70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #958d70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 141 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #958d70, #8b9570); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #958D70?: #958D70 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #958D70?: The RGB value is 149, 141, 112: 149 red, 141 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #958D70?: The complementary color is #707895, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #958D70?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.32:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.