What color is #95987A?

#95987A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Fennelly. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95987A?

The RGB value is 149, 152, 122: 149 red, 152 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95987A?

The complementary color is #7D7A98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95987A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95987A color

#95987A rgb(149, 152, 122)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #95987A is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 59.6% green and 47.8% blue (149, 152, 122).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 13% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Fennelly (#9A9E80), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.05:1).

#95987A color codes

HEX	`#95987A`
RGB	`rgb(149, 152, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 59.6%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 13%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 20%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 20%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.87, -6.42, 15.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.87, 16.74, 112.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.135, 30.251, 22.818)`
Decimal	`9803898`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95987A, 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 #95987A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#95987A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.05:1	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 #95987A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95987a; }
.text { color: #95987a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95987a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 152 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95987a, #86987a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #95987A?: #95987A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Fennelly. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95987A?: The RGB value is 149, 152, 122: 149 red, 152 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95987A?: The complementary color is #7D7A98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95987A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.