What color is #956A71?

#956A71 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #956A71?

The RGB value is 149, 106, 113: 149 red, 106 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #956A71?

The complementary color is #6A958E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #956A71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#956A71 color

#956A71 rgb(149, 106, 113)

Shades of red

The hex color #956A71 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 41.6% green and 44.3% blue (149, 106, 113).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 17% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 24% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 5.3 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#956A71 color codes

HEX	`#956A71`
RGB	`rgb(149, 106, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 41.6%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 17%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 29%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 24%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.36, 18.26, 2.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.36, 18.49, 9.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.529, 17.891, 17.992)`
Decimal	`9792113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #956A71, 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 #956A71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#956A71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	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 #956A71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #956a71; }
.text { color: #956a71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #956a71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 106 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #956a71, #95796a); }

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Questions

What color is #956A71?: #956A71 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #956A71?: The RGB value is 149, 106, 113: 149 red, 106 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #956A71?: The complementary color is #6A958E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #956A71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.