What color is #95996E?

#95996E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95996E?

The RGB value is 149, 153, 110: 149 red, 153 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95996E?

The complementary color is #726E99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95996E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95996E color

#95996E rgb(149, 153, 110)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #95996E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 60% green and 43.1% blue (149, 153, 110).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 17% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Guacamole (#95986B), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.06:1).

#95996E color codes

HEX	`#95996E`
RGB	`rgb(149, 153, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 60%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 17%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 28%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 28%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.91, -8.77, 22.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.91, 23.85, 111.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.6, 30.298, 19.196)`
Decimal	`9804142`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95996E, 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 #95996E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#95996E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.06:1	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 #95996E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95996e; }
.text { color: #95996e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95996e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 153 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95996e, #80996e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #95996E?: #95996E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95996E?: The RGB value is 149, 153, 110: 149 red, 153 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95996E?: The complementary color is #726E99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95996E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.