What color is #958F82?

#958F82 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #958F82?

The RGB value is 149, 143, 130: 149 red, 143 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #958F82?

The complementary color is #828895, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #958F82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#958F82 color

#958F82 rgb(149, 143, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #958F82 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 56.1% green and 51% blue (149, 143, 130).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 8% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 13% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Stone (#928E85), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.53:1).

#958F82 color codes

HEX	`#958F82`
RGB	`rgb(149, 143, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 56.1%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 8%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 13%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 13%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.57, -0.13, 7.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.57, 7.71, 90.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.246, 27.647, 25.068)`
Decimal	`9801602`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #958F82, 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 #958F82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#958F82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.53:1	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 #958F82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #958f82; }
.text { color: #958f82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #958f82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 143 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #958f82, #929582); }

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Questions

What color is #958F82?: #958F82 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #958F82?: The RGB value is 149, 143, 130: 149 red, 143 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #958F82?: The complementary color is #828895, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #958F82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.