What color is #959D6F?

#959D6F 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 #959D6F?

The RGB value is 149, 157, 111: 149 red, 157 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #959D6F?

The complementary color is #776F9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #959D6F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#959D6F color

#959D6F rgb(149, 157, 111)

Shades of green

The hex color #959D6F is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 61.6% green and 43.5% blue (149, 157, 111).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 19% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Guacamole (#95986B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.33:1).

#959D6F color codes

HEX	`#959D6F`
RGB	`rgb(149, 157, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 61.6%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 19%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 29%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 29%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.05, -10.77, 23.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.05, 25.55, 114.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.321, 31.651, 19.706)`
Decimal	`9805167`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #959D6F, 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 #959D6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#959D6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.33:1	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 #959D6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #959d6f; }
.text { color: #959d6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #959d6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 157 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #959d6f, #7e9d6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #959D6F?: #959D6F 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 #959D6F?: The RGB value is 149, 157, 111: 149 red, 157 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #959D6F?: The complementary color is #776F9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #959D6F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.