What color is #959D84?

#959D84 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Herbalist. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #959D84?

The RGB value is 149, 157, 132: 149 red, 157 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #959D84?

The complementary color is #8C849D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #959D84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#959D84 color

#959D84 rgb(149, 157, 132)

Shades of green

The hex color #959D84 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 61.6% green and 51.8% blue (149, 157, 132).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 11% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Herbalist (#969E86), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.43:1).

#959D84 color codes

HEX	`#959D84`
RGB	`rgb(149, 157, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 61.6%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 11%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 16%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 16%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.48, -7.48, 12.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.48, 14.25, 121.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.616, 32.169, 26.527)`
Decimal	`9805188`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #959D84, 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 #959D84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#959D84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.43:1	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 #959D84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #959d84; }
.text { color: #959d84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #959d84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 157 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #959d84, #899d84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #959D84?: #959D84 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Herbalist. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #959D84?: The RGB value is 149, 157, 132: 149 red, 157 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #959D84?: The complementary color is #8C849D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #959D84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.