What color is #959558?

#959558 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Amazon Queen. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #959558?

The RGB value is 149, 149, 88: 149 red, 149 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #959558?

The complementary color is #585895, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #959558?

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.

#959558 color

#959558 rgb(149, 149, 88)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #959558 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 58.4% green and 34.5% blue (149, 149, 88).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 26% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Amazon Queen (#948F54), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#959558 color codes

HEX	`#959558`
RGB	`rgb(149, 149, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 58.4%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 26%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 41%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 41%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.42, -9.44, 32.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.42, 33.54, 106.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.904, 28.59, 13.437)`
Decimal	`9803096`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #959558, 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 #959558	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#959558 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 #959558 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #959558; }
.text { color: #959558; }
.border { border: 2px solid #959558; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 149 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #959558, #769558); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #959558?: #959558 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Amazon Queen. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #959558?: The RGB value is 149, 149, 88: 149 red, 149 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #959558?: The complementary color is #585895, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #959558?: 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.