What color is #956E5F?

#956E5F is a grayish orange known as Chocolate Temptation. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Chocolate Temptation?

The RGB value is 149, 110, 95: 149 red, 110 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Chocolate Temptation?

The complementary color is #5F8695, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #956E5F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Chocolate Temptation color: hex code #956E5F

#956E5F rgb(149, 110, 95)

Shades of brown

Chocolate Temptation has the hex code #956E5F. It is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 43.1% green and 37.3% blue (149, 110, 95).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 22% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 36% yellow and 42% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

Chocolate Temptation (#956E5F) color codes

HEX	`#956E5F`
RGB	`rgb(149, 110, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 43.1%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 22%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 36%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 36%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.94, 13.35, 14.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.94, 19.65, 47.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.037, 18.369, 13.314)`
Decimal	`9793119`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Chocolate Temptation, 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 #956E5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#956E5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	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 #956E5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #956e5f; }
.text { color: #956e5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #956e5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 110 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #956e5f, #95895f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #956E5F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #956E5F?: #956E5F is a grayish orange known as Chocolate Temptation. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Chocolate Temptation?: The RGB value is 149, 110, 95: 149 red, 110 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Chocolate Temptation?: The complementary color is #5F8695, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #956E5F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.