What color is #959A85?

#959A85 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Swamp Sessions. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #959A85?

The RGB value is 149, 154, 133: 149 red, 154 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #959A85?

The complementary color is #8A859A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #959A85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#959A85 color

#959A85 rgb(149, 154, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #959A85 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 60.4% green and 52.2% blue (149, 154, 133).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 9% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Sessions (#93977F), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.24:1).

#959A85 color codes

HEX	`#959A85`
RGB	`rgb(149, 154, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 60.4%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 9%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 14%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 14%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.67, -5.68, 10.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.67, 11.87, 118.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.183, 31.194, 26.722)`
Decimal	`9804421`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #959A85, 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 #959A85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#959A85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.24:1	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 #959A85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #959a85; }
.text { color: #959a85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #959a85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 154 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #959a85, #8b9a85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #959A85?: #959A85 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Swamp Sessions. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #959A85?: The RGB value is 149, 154, 133: 149 red, 154 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #959A85?: The complementary color is #8A859A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #959A85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.