What color is #959648?

#959648 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Lazy Lizard. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #959648?

The RGB value is 149, 150, 72: 149 red, 150 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #959648?

The complementary color is #494896, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #959648?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#959648 color

#959648 rgb(149, 150, 72)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #959648 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 58.8% green and 28.2% blue (149, 150, 72).

Its hue angle is 61°, with 35% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 52% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Lazy Lizard (#9C9C4B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#959648 color codes

HEX	`#959648`
RGB	`rgb(149, 150, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 58.8%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(61, 35%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(61, 52%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 52%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.49, -11.61, 40.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.49, 42.16, 105.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.471, 28.671, 10.375)`
Decimal	`9803336`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #959648, 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 #959648	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#959648 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	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 #959648 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #959648; }
.text { color: #959648; }
.border { border: 2px solid #959648; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 150 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #959648, #6e9648); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #959648?: #959648 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Lazy Lizard. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #959648?: The RGB value is 149, 150, 72: 149 red, 150 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #959648?: The complementary color is #494896, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #959648?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.