What color is #958D7C?

#958D7C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #958D7C?

The RGB value is 149, 141, 124: 149 red, 141 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #958D7C?

The complementary color is #7C8495, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #958D7C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#958D7C color

#958D7C rgb(149, 141, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #958D7C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 55.3% green and 48.6% blue (149, 141, 124).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 11% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 17% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Stone (#928E85), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.38:1).

#958D7C color codes

HEX	`#958D7C`
RGB	`rgb(149, 141, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 55.3%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 11%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 17%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 17%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.88, -0.02, 10.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.88, 10.14, 90.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.557, 26.895, 22.91)`
Decimal	`9801084`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #958D7C, 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 #958D7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#958D7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.38:1	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 #958D7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #958d7c; }
.text { color: #958d7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #958d7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 141 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #958d7c, #91957c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #958D7C?: #958D7C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #958D7C?: The RGB value is 149, 141, 124: 149 red, 141 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #958D7C?: The complementary color is #7C8495, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #958D7C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.