What color is #958E6D?

#958E6D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #958E6D?

The RGB value is 149, 142, 109: 149 red, 142 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #958E6D?

The complementary color is #6D7495, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #958E6D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#958E6D color

#958E6D rgb(149, 142, 109)

Shades of brown

The hex color #958E6D is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 55.7% green and 42.7% blue (149, 142, 109).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 16% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 27% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.37:1).

#958E6D color codes

HEX	`#958E6D`
RGB	`rgb(149, 142, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 55.7%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 16%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 27%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 27%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.83, -2.9, 18.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.83, 18.79, 98.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.828, 26.84, 18.338)`
Decimal	`9801325`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #958E6D, 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 #958E6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#958E6D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.37:1	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 #958E6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #958e6d; }
.text { color: #958e6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #958e6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 142 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #958e6d, #88956d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #958E6D?: #958E6D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #958E6D?: The RGB value is 149, 142, 109: 149 red, 142 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #958E6D?: The complementary color is #6D7495, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #958E6D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.