What color is #935E5F?

#935E5F 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 #935E5F?

The RGB value is 147, 94, 95: 147 red, 94 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #935E5F?

The complementary color is #5E9392, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #935E5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#935E5F color

#935E5F rgb(147, 94, 95)

Shades of red

The hex color #935E5F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 36.9% green and 37.3% blue (147, 94, 95).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 22% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 35% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Cheek Red (#A55A55), a difference of 5.7 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#935E5F color codes

HEX	`#935E5F`
RGB	`rgb(147, 94, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 36.9%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 22%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 36%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 35%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.68, 21.79, 8.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.68, 23.37, 21.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.102, 15.036, 12.773)`
Decimal	`9657951`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #935E5F, 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 #935E5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#935E5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	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 #935E5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #935e5f; }
.text { color: #935e5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #935e5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 94 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #935e5f, #93785e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #935E5F?: #935E5F 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 #935E5F?: The RGB value is 147, 94, 95: 147 red, 94 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #935E5F?: The complementary color is #5E9392, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #935E5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.