What color is #957272?

#957272 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #957272?

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

What is the complementary color of #957272?

The complementary color is #729595, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #957272?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#957272 color

#957272 rgb(149, 114, 114)

Shades of red

The hex color #957272 is a grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 14% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 23% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#957272 color codes

HEX	`#957272`
RGB	`rgb(149, 114, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 44.7%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 14%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 23%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 23%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.43, 13.77, 5.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.43, 14.77, 21.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.449, 19.64, 18.577)`
Decimal	`9794162`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #957272, 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 #957272	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#957272 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	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 #957272 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #957272; }
.text { color: #957272; }
.border { border: 2px solid #957272; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 114 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #957272, #958472); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #957272?: #957272 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #957272?: The RGB value is 149, 114, 114: 149 red, 114 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #957272?: The complementary color is #729595, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #957272?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.