What color is #959973?

#959973 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #959973?

The RGB value is 149, 153, 115: 149 red, 153 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #959973?

The complementary color is #777399, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #959973?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#959973 color

#959973 rgb(149, 153, 115)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #959973 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 60% green and 45.1% blue (149, 153, 115).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 16% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Guacamole (#95986B), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

#959973 color codes

HEX	`#959973`
RGB	`rgb(149, 153, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 60%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 16%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 25%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 25%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.01, -8.04, 19.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.01, 21.14, 112.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.88, 30.41, 20.67)`
Decimal	`9804147`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #959973, 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 #959973	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#959973 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	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 #959973 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #959973; }
.text { color: #959973; }
.border { border: 2px solid #959973; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 153 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #959973, #829973); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #959973?: #959973 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #959973?: The RGB value is 149, 153, 115: 149 red, 153 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #959973?: The complementary color is #777399, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #959973?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.