What color is #945C56?

#945C56 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cheek Red. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #945C56?

The RGB value is 148, 92, 86: 148 red, 92 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #945C56?

The complementary color is #568E94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #945C56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#945C56 color

#945C56 rgb(148, 92, 86)

Shades of brown

The hex color #945C56 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 36.1% green and 33.7% blue (148, 92, 86).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 26% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 42% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Cheek Red (#A55A55), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.35:1).

#945C56 color codes

HEX	`#945C56`
RGB	`rgb(148, 92, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 36.1%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 26%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 42%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 42%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.11, 22.21, 13.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.11, 25.79, 30.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.72, 14.623, 10.692)`
Decimal	`9722966`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #945C56, 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 #945C56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#945C56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	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 #945C56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #945c56; }
.text { color: #945c56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #945c56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 92 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #945c56, #947b56); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #945C56?: #945C56 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cheek Red. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #945C56?: The RGB value is 148, 92, 86: 148 red, 92 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #945C56?: The complementary color is #568E94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #945C56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.