What color is #959077?

#959077 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #959077?

The RGB value is 149, 144, 119: 149 red, 144 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #959077?

The complementary color is #777C95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #959077?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#959077 color

#959077 rgb(149, 144, 119)

Shades of brown

The hex color #959077 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 56.5% green and 46.7% blue (149, 144, 119).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 12% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 20% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Pebble (#9D9880), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#959077 color codes

HEX	`#959077`
RGB	`rgb(149, 144, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 56.5%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 12%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 20%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 20%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.59, -2.5, 13.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.59, 14.2, 100.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.697, 27.668, 21.436)`
Decimal	`9801847`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #959077, 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 #959077	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#959077 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	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 #959077 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #959077; }
.text { color: #959077; }
.border { border: 2px solid #959077; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 144 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #959077, #8b9577); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #959077?: #959077 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #959077?: The RGB value is 149, 144, 119: 149 red, 144 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #959077?: The complementary color is #777C95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #959077?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.