What color is #954535?

#954535 is a desaturated red known as Chestnut. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Chestnut?

The RGB value is 149, 69, 53: 149 red, 69 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Chestnut?

The complementary color is #358595, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #954535?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Chestnut color: hex code #954535

#954535 rgb(149, 69, 53)

Shades of brown

Chestnut has the hex code #954535. It is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 27.1% green and 20.8% blue (149, 69, 53).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 48% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 64% yellow and 42% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

Chestnut (#954535) color codes

HEX	`#954535`
RGB	`rgb(149, 69, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 27.1%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 48%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 64%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 64%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.42, 32.32, 25.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.42, 41.18, 38.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.166, 10.905, 4.674)`
Decimal	`9782581`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Chestnut, 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 #954535	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#954535 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	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 #954535 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #954535; }
.text { color: #954535; }
.border { border: 2px solid #954535; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 69 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #954535, #957535); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #954535 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #954535?: #954535 is a desaturated red known as Chestnut. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Chestnut?: The RGB value is 149, 69, 53: 149 red, 69 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Chestnut?: The complementary color is #358595, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #954535?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.