What color is #956168?

#956168 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #956168?

The RGB value is 149, 97, 104: 149 red, 97 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #956168?

The complementary color is #61958E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #956168?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#956168 color

#956168 rgb(149, 97, 104)

Shades of red

The hex color #956168 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 38% green and 40.8% blue (149, 97, 104).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 21% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 30% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#956168 color codes

HEX	`#956168`
RGB	`rgb(149, 97, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 38%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 21%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 35%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 30%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.9, 22.11, 4.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.9, 22.62, 12.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.168, 15.94, 15.161)`
Decimal	`9789800`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #956168, 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 #956168	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#956168 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	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 #956168 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #956168; }
.text { color: #956168; }
.border { border: 2px solid #956168; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 97 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #956168, #957461); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #956168?: #956168 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #956168?: The RGB value is 149, 97, 104: 149 red, 97 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #956168?: The complementary color is #61958E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #956168?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.