What color is #959469?

#959469 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #959469?

The RGB value is 149, 148, 105: 149 red, 148 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #959469?

The complementary color is #696A95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #959469?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#959469 color

#959469 rgb(149, 148, 105)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #959469 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 58% green and 41.2% blue (149, 148, 105).

Its hue angle is 59°, with 17% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 30% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Guacamole (#95986B), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.72:1).

#959469 color codes

HEX	`#959469`
RGB	`rgb(149, 148, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 58%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(59, 17%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(59, 30%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 30%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.42, -6.76, 22.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.42, 23.92, 106.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.534, 28.59, 17.535)`
Decimal	`9802857`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #959469, 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 #959469	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#959469 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.72:1	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 #959469 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #959469; }
.text { color: #959469; }
.border { border: 2px solid #959469; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 148 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #959469, #809569); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #959469?: #959469 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #959469?: The RGB value is 149, 148, 105: 149 red, 148 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #959469?: The complementary color is #696A95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #959469?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.