What color is #959360?

#959360 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Amazon Queen. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #959360?

The RGB value is 149, 147, 96: 149 red, 147 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #959360?

The complementary color is #606295, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #959360?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#959360 color

#959360 rgb(149, 147, 96)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #959360 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 57.6% green and 37.6% blue (149, 147, 96).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 22% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 36% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Amazon Queen (#948F54), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#959360 color codes

HEX	`#959360`
RGB	`rgb(149, 147, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 57.6%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 22%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 36%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 36%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.98, -7.4, 27.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.98, 28.29, 105.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.94, 28.102, 15.175)`
Decimal	`9802592`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #959360, 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 #959360	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#959360 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	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 #959360 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #959360; }
.text { color: #959360; }
.border { border: 2px solid #959360; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 147 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #959360, #7d9560); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #959360?: #959360 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Amazon Queen. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #959360?: The RGB value is 149, 147, 96: 149 red, 147 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #959360?: The complementary color is #606295, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #959360?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.