What color is #958E62?

#958E62 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 #958E62?

The RGB value is 149, 142, 98: 149 red, 142 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #958E62?

The complementary color is #626995, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #958E62?

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.

#958E62 color

#958E62 rgb(149, 142, 98)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #958E62 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 55.7% green and 38.4% blue (149, 142, 98).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 21% saturation and 48% 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 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#958E62 color codes

HEX	`#958E62`
RGB	`rgb(149, 142, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 55.7%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 21%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 34%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 34%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.62, -4.41, 24.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.62, 24.82, 100.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.272, 26.618, 15.412)`
Decimal	`9801314`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #958E62, 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 #958E62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#958E62 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 #958E62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #958e62; }
.text { color: #958e62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #958e62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 142 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #958e62, #839562); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #958E62?: #958E62 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 #958E62?: The RGB value is 149, 142, 98: 149 red, 142 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #958E62?: The complementary color is #626995, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #958E62?: 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.