What color is #956C73?

#956C73 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #956C73?

The RGB value is 149, 108, 115: 149 red, 108 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #956C73?

The complementary color is #6C958E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #956C73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#956C73 color

#956C73 rgb(149, 108, 115)

Shades of red

The hex color #956C73 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 42.4% green and 45.1% blue (149, 108, 115).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 16% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 23% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 5.6 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#956C73 color codes

HEX	`#956C73`
RGB	`rgb(149, 108, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 42.4%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 16%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 28%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 23%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.92, 17.41, 2.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.92, 17.6, 8.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.852, 18.354, 18.661)`
Decimal	`9792627`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #956C73, 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 #956C73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#956C73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	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 #956C73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #956c73; }
.text { color: #956c73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #956c73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 108 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #956c73, #95796c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #956C73?: #956C73 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #956C73?: The RGB value is 149, 108, 115: 149 red, 108 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #956C73?: The complementary color is #6C958E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #956C73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.