What color is #935D5F?

#935D5F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cheek Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #935D5F?

The RGB value is 147, 93, 95: 147 red, 93 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #935D5F?

The complementary color is #5D9391, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #935D5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#935D5F color

#935D5F rgb(147, 93, 95)

Shades of red

The hex color #935D5F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 36.5% green and 37.3% blue (147, 93, 95).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 22% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 35% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Cheek Red (#A55A55), a difference of 5.8 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#935D5F color codes

HEX	`#935D5F`
RGB	`rgb(147, 93, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 36.5%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 22%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 37%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 35%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.44, 22.37, 8.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.44, 23.79, 19.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.013, 14.859, 12.744)`
Decimal	`9657695`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #935D5F, 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 #935D5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#935D5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	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 #935D5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #935d5f; }
.text { color: #935d5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #935d5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 93 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #935d5f, #93765d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #935D5F?: #935D5F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cheek Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #935D5F?: The RGB value is 147, 93, 95: 147 red, 93 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #935D5F?: The complementary color is #5D9391, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #935D5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.