What color is #957135?

#957135 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Aged Antics. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #957135?

The RGB value is 149, 113, 53: 149 red, 113 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #957135?

The complementary color is #355995, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #957135?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#957135 color

#957135 rgb(149, 113, 53)

Shades of brown

The hex color #957135 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 44.3% green and 20.8% blue (149, 113, 53).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 48% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 64% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Aged Antics (#886B2E), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#957135 color codes

HEX	`#957135`
RGB	`rgb(149, 113, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 44.3%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 48%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 64%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 64%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.05, 7.38, 38.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.05, 38.76, 79.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.943, 18.458, 5.933)`
Decimal	`9793845`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #957135, 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 #957135	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#957135 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	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 #957135 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #957135; }
.text { color: #957135; }
.border { border: 2px solid #957135; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 113 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #957135, #899535); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

Questions

What color is #957135?: #957135 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Aged Antics. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #957135?: The RGB value is 149, 113, 53: 149 red, 113 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #957135?: The complementary color is #355995, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #957135?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.