What color is #959C72?

#959C72 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #959C72?

The RGB value is 149, 156, 114: 149 red, 156 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #959C72?

The complementary color is #79729C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #959C72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#959C72 color

#959C72 rgb(149, 156, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #959C72 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 61.2% green and 44.7% blue (149, 156, 114).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 18% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 39% 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 7.28:1).

#959C72 color codes

HEX	`#959C72`
RGB	`rgb(149, 156, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 61.2%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 18%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 27%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 27%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.83, -9.8, 21.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.83, 23.37, 114.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.32, 31.382, 20.534)`
Decimal	`9804914`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #959C72, 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 #959C72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#959C72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	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 #959C72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #959c72; }
.text { color: #959c72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #959c72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 156 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #959c72, #809c72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #959C72?: #959C72 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #959C72?: The RGB value is 149, 156, 114: 149 red, 156 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #959C72?: The complementary color is #79729C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #959C72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.