What color is #956F73?

#956F73 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #956F73?

The RGB value is 149, 111, 115: 149 red, 111 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #956F73?

The complementary color is #6F9591, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #956F73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#956F73 color

#956F73 rgb(149, 111, 115)

Shades of red

The hex color #956F73 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 43.5% green and 45.1% blue (149, 111, 115).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 15% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 23% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 6.3 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#956F73 color codes

HEX	`#956F73`
RGB	`rgb(149, 111, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 43.5%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 15%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 26%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 23%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.68, 15.67, 3.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.68, 16.09, 13.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.174, 18.997, 18.768)`
Decimal	`9793395`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #956F73, 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 #956F73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#956F73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	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 #956F73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #956f73; }
.text { color: #956f73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #956f73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 111 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #956f73, #957e6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #956F73?: #956F73 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #956F73?: The RGB value is 149, 111, 115: 149 red, 111 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #956F73?: The complementary color is #6F9591, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #956F73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.