What color is #95977E?

#95977E 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 #95977E?

The RGB value is 149, 151, 126: 149 red, 151 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95977E?

The complementary color is #807E97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95977E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95977E color

#95977E rgb(149, 151, 126)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #95977E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 59.2% green and 49.4% blue (149, 151, 126).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 11% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Sessions (#93977F), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.01:1).

#95977E color codes

HEX	`#95977E`
RGB	`rgb(149, 151, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 59.2%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 11%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 17%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 17%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.68, -5.22, 12.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.68, 13.97, 111.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.227, 30.029, 24.097)`
Decimal	`9803646`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95977E, 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 #95977E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#95977E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	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 #95977E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95977e; }
.text { color: #95977e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95977e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 151 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95977e, #89977e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #95977E?: #95977E 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 #95977E?: The RGB value is 149, 151, 126: 149 red, 151 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95977E?: The complementary color is #807E97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95977E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.