What color is #959174?

#959174 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #959174?

The RGB value is 149, 145, 116: 149 red, 145 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #959174?

The complementary color is #747895, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #959174?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#959174 color

#959174 rgb(149, 145, 116)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #959174 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 56.9% green and 45.5% blue (149, 145, 116).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 13% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 22% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.58:1).

#959174 color codes

HEX	`#959174`
RGB	`rgb(149, 145, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 56.9%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 13%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 22%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 22%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.8, -3.52, 15.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.8, 16.35, 102.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.672, 27.902, 20.553)`
Decimal	`9802100`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #959174, 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 #959174	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#959174 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.58:1	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 #959174 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #959174; }
.text { color: #959174; }
.border { border: 2px solid #959174; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 145 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #959174, #899574); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #959174?: #959174 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #959174?: The RGB value is 149, 145, 116: 149 red, 145 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #959174?: The complementary color is #747895, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #959174?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.