What color is #956E72?

#956E72 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 #956E72?

The RGB value is 149, 110, 114: 149 red, 110 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #956E72?

The complementary color is #6E9591, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #956E72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#956E72 color

#956E72 rgb(149, 110, 114)

Shades of red

The hex color #956E72 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 43.1% green and 44.7% blue (149, 110, 114).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 16% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 23% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 6.4 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#956E72 color codes

HEX	`#956E72`
RGB	`rgb(149, 110, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 43.1%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 16%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 26%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 23%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.4, 16.09, 3.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.4, 16.55, 13.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.008, 18.757, 18.43)`
Decimal	`9793138`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #956E72, 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 #956E72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#956E72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	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 #956E72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #956e72; }
.text { color: #956e72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #956e72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 110 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #956e72, #957e6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #956E72?: #956E72 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 #956E72?: The RGB value is 149, 110, 114: 149 red, 110 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #956E72?: The complementary color is #6E9591, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #956E72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.