What color is #959B79?

#959B79 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Fennelly. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #959B79?

The RGB value is 149, 155, 121: 149 red, 155 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #959B79?

The complementary color is #7F799B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #959B79?

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.

#959B79 color

#959B79 rgb(149, 155, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #959B79 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 60.8% green and 47.5% blue (149, 155, 121).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 15% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Fennelly (#9A9E80), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#959B79 color codes

HEX	`#959B79`
RGB	`rgb(149, 155, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 60.8%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 15%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 22%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 22%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.69, -8.2, 17.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.69, 19.01, 115.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.567, 31.213, 22.658)`
Decimal	`9804665`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #959B79, 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 #959B79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#959B79 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 #959B79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #959b79; }
.text { color: #959b79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #959b79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 155 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #959b79, #849b79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #959B79?: #959B79 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Fennelly. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #959B79?: The RGB value is 149, 155, 121: 149 red, 155 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #959B79?: The complementary color is #7F799B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #959B79?: 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.