What color is #953537?

#953537 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Queen of Hearts. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #953537?

The RGB value is 149, 53, 55: 149 red, 53 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #953537?

The complementary color is #359593, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #953537?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#953537 color

#953537 rgb(149, 53, 55)

Shades of red

The hex color #953537 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 20.8% green and 21.6% blue (149, 53, 55).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 48% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 63% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Queen of Hearts (#98333A), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.39:1).

#953537 color codes

HEX	`#953537`
RGB	`rgb(149, 53, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 20.8%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 48%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 64%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 64%, 63%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.39, 40.46, 20.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.39, 45.36, 26.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.358, 9.214, 4.636)`
Decimal	`9778487`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #953537, 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 #953537	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#953537 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #953537 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #953537; }
.text { color: #953537; }
.border { border: 2px solid #953537; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 53 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #953537, #956335); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Auburn.

Questions

What color is #953537?: #953537 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Queen of Hearts. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #953537?: The RGB value is 149, 53, 55: 149 red, 53 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #953537?: The complementary color is #359593, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #953537?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.