What color is #959579?

#959579 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Swamp Sessions. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #959579?

The RGB value is 149, 149, 121: 149 red, 149 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #959579?

The complementary color is #797995, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #959579?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#959579 color

#959579 rgb(149, 149, 121)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #959579 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 58.4% green and 47.5% blue (149, 149, 121).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 12% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Sessions (#93977F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.85:1).

#959579 color codes

HEX	`#959579`
RGB	`rgb(149, 149, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 58.4%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 12%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 19%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 19%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.01, -4.94, 14.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.01, 15.64, 108.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.593, 29.265, 22.333)`
Decimal	`9803129`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #959579, 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 #959579	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#959579 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.85:1	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 #959579 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #959579; }
.text { color: #959579; }
.border { border: 2px solid #959579; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 149 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #959579, #879579); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #959579?: #959579 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Swamp Sessions. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #959579?: The RGB value is 149, 149, 121: 149 red, 149 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #959579?: The complementary color is #797995, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #959579?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.