What color is #95967F?

#95967F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Swamp Sessions. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95967F?

The RGB value is 149, 150, 127: 149 red, 150 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95967F?

The complementary color is #807F96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95967F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95967F color

#95967F rgb(149, 150, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #95967F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 58.8% green and 49.8% blue (149, 150, 127).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 10% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Sessions (#93977F), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.95:1).

#95967F color codes

HEX	`#95967F`
RGB	`rgb(149, 150, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 58.8%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 10%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 15%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 15%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.42, -4.51, 12.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.42, 12.85, 110.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.131, 29.735, 24.385)`
Decimal	`9803391`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95967F, 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 #95967F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#95967F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.95:1	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 #95967F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95967f; }
.text { color: #95967f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95967f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 150 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95967f, #8a967f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #95967F?: #95967F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Swamp Sessions. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95967F?: The RGB value is 149, 150, 127: 149 red, 150 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95967F?: The complementary color is #807F96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95967F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.