What color is #915D69?

#915D69 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 #915D69?

The RGB value is 145, 93, 105: 145 red, 93 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #915D69?

The complementary color is #5D9185, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #915D69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#915D69 color

#915D69 rgb(145, 93, 105)

Shades of red

The hex color #915D69 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 36.5% green and 41.2% blue (145, 93, 105).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 22% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 28% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Velour Scar (#8E5164), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#915D69 color codes

HEX	`#915D69`
RGB	`rgb(145, 93, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 36.5%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 22%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 36%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 28%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.46, 22.99, 2.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.46, 23.08, 5.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.142, 14.87, 15.276)`
Decimal	`9526633`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #915D69, 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 #915D69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#915D69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	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 #915D69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #915d69; }
.text { color: #915d69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #915d69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 93 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #915d69, #916b5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #915D69?: #915D69 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 #915D69?: The RGB value is 145, 93, 105: 145 red, 93 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #915D69?: The complementary color is #5D9185, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #915D69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.