What color is #959D42?

#959D42 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Lazy Lizard. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #959D42?

The RGB value is 149, 157, 66: 149 red, 157 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #959D42?

The complementary color is #4A429D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #959D42?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#959D42 color

#959D42 rgb(149, 157, 66)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #959D42 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 61.6% green and 25.9% blue (149, 157, 66).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 41% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 58% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Lazy Lizard (#9C9C4B), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.18:1).

#959D42 color codes

HEX	`#959D42`
RGB	`rgb(149, 157, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 61.6%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 41%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 58%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 58%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.42, -15.81, 45.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.42, 48.31, 109.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.435, 30.897, 9.777)`
Decimal	`9805122`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #959D42, 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 #959D42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#959D42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.18:1	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 #959D42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #959d42; }
.text { color: #959d42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #959d42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 157 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #959d42, #689d42); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #959D42?: #959D42 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Lazy Lizard. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #959D42?: The RGB value is 149, 157, 66: 149 red, 157 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #959D42?: The complementary color is #4A429D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #959D42?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.