What color is #95997A?

#95997A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Fennelly. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95997A?

The RGB value is 149, 153, 122: 149 red, 153 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95997A?

The complementary color is #7E7A99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95997A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95997A color

#95997A rgb(149, 153, 122)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #95997A is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 60% green and 47.8% blue (149, 153, 122).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 13% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Fennelly (#9A9E80), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.12:1).

#95997A color codes

HEX	`#95997A`
RGB	`rgb(149, 153, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 60%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 13%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 20%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 20%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.15, -6.96, 15.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.15, 17.31, 113.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.298, 30.577, 22.873)`
Decimal	`9804154`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95997A, 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 #95997A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#95997A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.12:1	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 #95997A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95997a; }
.text { color: #95997a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95997a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 153 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95997a, #86997a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #95997A?: #95997A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Fennelly. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95997A?: The RGB value is 149, 153, 122: 149 red, 153 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95997A?: The complementary color is #7E7A99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95997A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.