What color is #956774?

#956774 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #956774?

The RGB value is 149, 103, 116: 149 red, 103 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #956774?

The complementary color is #679588, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #956774?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#956774 color

#956774 rgb(149, 103, 116)

Shades of pink

The hex color #956774 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 40.4% green and 45.5% blue (149, 103, 116).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 18% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 22% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#956774 color codes

HEX	`#956774`
RGB	`rgb(149, 103, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 40.4%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 18%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 31%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 22%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.7, 20.47, 0.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.7, 20.47, 0.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.397, 17.352, 18.795)`
Decimal	`9791348`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #956774, 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 #956774	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#956774 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	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 #956774 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #956774; }
.text { color: #956774; }
.border { border: 2px solid #956774; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 103 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #956774, #957167); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #956774?: #956774 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #956774?: The RGB value is 149, 103, 116: 149 red, 103 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #956774?: The complementary color is #679588, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #956774?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.