What color is #955D54?

#955D54 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Chutney. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #955D54?

The RGB value is 149, 93, 84: 149 red, 93 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #955D54?

The complementary color is #548C95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #955D54?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#955D54 color

#955D54 rgb(149, 93, 84)

Shades of brown

The hex color #955D54 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 36.5% green and 32.9% blue (149, 93, 84).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 28% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 44% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Chutney (#9F5E4E), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#955D54 color codes

HEX	`#955D54`
RGB	`rgb(149, 93, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 36.5%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 28%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 44%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 44%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.44, 21.82, 14.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.44, 26.35, 34.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.91, 14.86, 10.311)`
Decimal	`9788756`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #955D54, 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 #955D54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#955D54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	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 #955D54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #955d54; }
.text { color: #955d54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #955d54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 93 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #955d54, #957e54); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #955D54?: #955D54 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Chutney. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #955D54?: The RGB value is 149, 93, 84: 149 red, 93 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #955D54?: The complementary color is #548C95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #955D54?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.