What color is #959D55?

#959D55 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Totally Broccoli. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #959D55?

The RGB value is 149, 157, 85: 149 red, 157 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #959D55?

The complementary color is #5D559D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #959D55?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#959D55 color

#959D55 rgb(149, 157, 85)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #959D55 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 61.6% green and 33.3% blue (149, 157, 85).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 30% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Totally Broccoli (#909853), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.23:1).

#959D55 color codes

HEX	`#959D55`
RGB	`rgb(149, 157, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 61.6%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 30%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 46%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 46%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.64, -14.02, 36.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.64, 39.12, 111)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.091, 31.16, 13.233)`
Decimal	`9805141`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #959D55, 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 #959D55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#959D55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.23:1	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 #959D55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #959d55; }
.text { color: #959d55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #959d55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 157 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #959d55, #719d55); }

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Questions

What color is #959D55?: #959D55 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Totally Broccoli. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #959D55?: The RGB value is 149, 157, 85: 149 red, 157 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #959D55?: The complementary color is #5D559D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #959D55?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.