What color is #958F77?

#958F77 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #958F77?

The RGB value is 149, 143, 119: 149 red, 143 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #958F77?

The complementary color is #777D95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #958F77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#958F77 color

#958F77 rgb(149, 143, 119)

Shades of brown

The hex color #958F77 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 56.1% green and 46.7% blue (149, 143, 119).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 12% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 20% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.47:1).

#958F77 color codes

HEX	`#958F77`
RGB	`rgb(149, 143, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 56.1%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 12%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 20%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 20%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.31, -1.95, 13.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.31, 13.73, 98.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.547, 27.367, 21.386)`
Decimal	`9801591`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #958F77, 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 #958F77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#958F77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	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 #958F77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #958f77; }
.text { color: #958f77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #958f77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 143 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #958f77, #8c9577); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #958F77?: #958F77 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #958F77?: The RGB value is 149, 143, 119: 149 red, 143 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #958F77?: The complementary color is #777D95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #958F77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.