What color is #95536E?

#95536E is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95536E?

The RGB value is 149, 83, 110: 149 red, 83 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95536E?

The complementary color is #53957A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95536E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95536E color

#95536E rgb(149, 83, 110)

Shades of pink

The hex color #95536E is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 32.5% green and 43.1% blue (149, 83, 110).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 28% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 26% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Velour Scar (#8E5164), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#95536E color codes

HEX	`#95536E`
RGB	`rgb(149, 83, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 32.5%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 28%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 44%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 26%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.8, 30.96, -3.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.8, 31.14, 353.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.303, 13.703, 16.43)`
Decimal	`9786222`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95536E, 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 #95536E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#95536E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	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 #95536E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95536e; }
.text { color: #95536e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95536e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 83 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95536e, #955953); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #95536E?: #95536E is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95536E?: The RGB value is 149, 83, 110: 149 red, 83 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95536E?: The complementary color is #53957A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95536E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.