What color is #959A74?

#959A74 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #959A74?

The RGB value is 149, 154, 116: 149 red, 154 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #959A74?

The complementary color is #79749A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #959A74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#959A74 color

#959A74 rgb(149, 154, 116)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #959A74 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 60.4% green and 45.5% blue (149, 154, 116).

Its hue angle is 68°, 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 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.15:1).

#959A74 color codes

HEX	`#959A74`
RGB	`rgb(149, 154, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 60.4%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 16%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 25%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 25%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.31, -8.43, 19.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.31, 21.15, 113.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.102, 30.762, 21.029)`
Decimal	`9804404`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #959A74, 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 #959A74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#959A74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.15:1	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 #959A74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #959a74; }
.text { color: #959a74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #959a74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 154 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #959a74, #829a74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #959A74?: #959A74 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #959A74?: The RGB value is 149, 154, 116: 149 red, 154 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #959A74?: The complementary color is #79749A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #959A74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.