What color is #959C75?

#959C75 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 #959C75?

The RGB value is 149, 156, 117: 149 red, 156 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #959C75?

The complementary color is #7C759C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #959C75?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#959C75 color

#959C75 rgb(149, 156, 117)

Shades of green

The hex color #959C75 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 61.2% green and 45.9% blue (149, 156, 117).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 16% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Guacamole (#95986B), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.29:1).

#959C75 color codes

HEX	`#959C75`
RGB	`rgb(149, 156, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 61.2%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 16%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 25%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 25%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.89, -9.35, 19.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.89, 21.75, 115.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.494, 31.451, 21.448)`
Decimal	`9804917`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #959C75, 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 #959C75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#959C75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.29:1	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 #959C75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #959c75; }
.text { color: #959c75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #959c75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 156 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #959c75, #829c75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #959C75?: #959C75 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 #959C75?: The RGB value is 149, 156, 117: 149 red, 156 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #959C75?: The complementary color is #7C759C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #959C75?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.