What color is #95977A?

#95977A 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 #95977A?

The RGB value is 149, 151, 122: 149 red, 151 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95977A?

The complementary color is #7C7A97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95977A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95977A color

#95977A rgb(149, 151, 122)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #95977A is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 59.2% green and 47.8% blue (149, 151, 122).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 12% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Sessions (#93977F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.99:1).

#95977A color codes

HEX	`#95977A`
RGB	`rgb(149, 151, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 59.2%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 12%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 19%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 19%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.59, -5.87, 15.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.59, 16.18, 111.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.974, 29.928, 22.764)`
Decimal	`9803642`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95977A, 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 #95977A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#95977A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.99:1	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 #95977A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95977a; }
.text { color: #95977a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95977a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 151 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95977a, #87977a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #95977A?: #95977A 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 #95977A?: The RGB value is 149, 151, 122: 149 red, 151 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95977A?: The complementary color is #7C7A97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95977A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.