What color is #954F5E?

#954F5E is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #954F5E?

The RGB value is 149, 79, 94: 149 red, 79 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #954F5E?

The complementary color is #4F9586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #954F5E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#954F5E color

#954F5E rgb(149, 79, 94)

Shades of red

The hex color #954F5E is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 31% green and 36.9% blue (149, 79, 94).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 31% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 37% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Velour Scar (#8E5164), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#954F5E color codes

HEX	`#954F5E`
RGB	`rgb(149, 79, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 31%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 31%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 47%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 37%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.45, 30.95, 4.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.45, 31.27, 8.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.212, 12.791, 12.15)`
Decimal	`9785182`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #954F5E, 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 #954F5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#954F5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	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 #954F5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #954f5e; }
.text { color: #954f5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #954f5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 79 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #954f5e, #95634f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #954F5E?: #954F5E is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #954F5E?: The RGB value is 149, 79, 94: 149 red, 79 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #954F5E?: The complementary color is #4F9586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #954F5E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.