What color is #95656E?

#95656E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95656E?

The RGB value is 149, 101, 110: 149 red, 101 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95656E?

The complementary color is #65958C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95656E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95656E color

#95656E rgb(149, 101, 110)

Shades of red

The hex color #95656E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 39.6% green and 43.1% blue (149, 101, 110).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 19% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 26% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#95656E color codes

HEX	`#95656E`
RGB	`rgb(149, 101, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 39.6%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 19%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 32%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 26%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.04, 20.69, 2.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.04, 20.88, 7.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.863, 16.824, 16.95)`
Decimal	`9790830`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95656E, 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 #95656E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#95656E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	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 #95656E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95656e; }
.text { color: #95656e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95656e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 101 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95656e, #957465); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #95656E?: #95656E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95656E?: The RGB value is 149, 101, 110: 149 red, 101 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95656E?: The complementary color is #65958C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95656E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.