What color is #95927E?

#95927E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95927E?

The RGB value is 149, 146, 126: 149 red, 146 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95927E?

The complementary color is #7E8195, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95927E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95927E color

#95927E rgb(149, 146, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #95927E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 57.3% green and 49.4% blue (149, 146, 126).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 10% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 15% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Pebble (#9D9880), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.69:1).

#95927E color codes

HEX	`#95927E`
RGB	`rgb(149, 146, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 57.3%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 10%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 15%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 15%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.3, -2.47, 11.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.3, 11.29, 102.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.439, 28.454, 23.834)`
Decimal	`9802366`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95927E, 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 #95927E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#95927E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	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 #95927E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95927e; }
.text { color: #95927e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95927e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 146 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95927e, #8d957e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #95927E?: #95927E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95927E?: The RGB value is 149, 146, 126: 149 red, 146 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95927E?: The complementary color is #7E8195, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95927E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.