What color is #959C79?

#959C79 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 #959C79?

The RGB value is 149, 156, 121: 149 red, 156 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #959C79?

The complementary color is #80799C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #959C79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#959C79 color

#959C79 rgb(149, 156, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #959C79 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 61.2% green and 47.5% blue (149, 156, 121).

Its hue angle is 72°, 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 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#959C79 color codes

HEX	`#959C79`
RGB	`rgb(149, 156, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 61.2%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 15%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 22%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 22%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.97, -8.74, 17.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.97, 19.59, 116.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.734, 31.547, 22.714)`
Decimal	`9804921`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #959C79, 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 #959C79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#959C79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	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 #959C79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #959c79; }
.text { color: #959c79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #959c79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 156 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #959c79, #849c79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #959C79?: #959C79 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 #959C79?: The RGB value is 149, 156, 121: 149 red, 156 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #959C79?: The complementary color is #80799C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #959C79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.