What color is #915A5F?

#915A5F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #915A5F?

The RGB value is 145, 90, 95: 145 red, 90 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #915A5F?

The complementary color is #5A918C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #915A5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#915A5F color

#915A5F rgb(145, 90, 95)

Shades of red

The hex color #915A5F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 35.3% green and 37.3% blue (145, 90, 95).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 23% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 34% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Velour Scar (#8E5164), a difference of 5.5 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#915A5F color codes

HEX	`#915A5F`
RGB	`rgb(145, 90, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 35.3%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 23%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 38%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 34%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.46, 23.29, 6.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.46, 24.23, 15.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.399, 14.16, 12.641)`
Decimal	`9525855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #915A5F, 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 #915A5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#915A5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	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 #915A5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #915a5f; }
.text { color: #915a5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #915a5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 90 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #915a5f, #91715a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #915A5F?: #915A5F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #915A5F?: The RGB value is 145, 90, 95: 145 red, 90 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #915A5F?: The complementary color is #5A918C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #915A5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.