What color is #959E79?

#959E79 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 #959E79?

The RGB value is 149, 158, 121: 149 red, 158 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #959E79?

The complementary color is #82799E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #959E79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#959E79 color

#959E79 rgb(149, 158, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #959E79 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 62% green and 47.5% blue (149, 158, 121).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 16% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Fennelly (#9A9E80), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.44:1).

#959E79 color codes

HEX	`#959E79`
RGB	`rgb(149, 158, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 62%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 16%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 23%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 23%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.53, -9.81, 18.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.53, 20.77, 118.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.072, 32.224, 22.826)`
Decimal	`9805433`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #959E79, 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 #959E79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#959E79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.44:1	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 #959E79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #959e79; }
.text { color: #959e79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #959e79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 158 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #959e79, #839e79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #959E79?: #959E79 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 #959E79?: The RGB value is 149, 158, 121: 149 red, 158 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #959E79?: The complementary color is #82799E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #959E79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.