What color is #957274?

#957274 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #957274?

The RGB value is 149, 114, 116: 149 red, 114 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #957274?

The complementary color is #729593, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #957274?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#957274 color

#957274 rgb(149, 114, 116)

Shades of red

The hex color #957274 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 44.7% green and 45.5% blue (149, 114, 116).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 14% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 22% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#957274 color codes

HEX	`#957274`
RGB	`rgb(149, 114, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 44.7%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 14%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 23%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 22%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.48, 14.09, 4.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.48, 14.71, 16.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.564, 19.686, 19.184)`
Decimal	`9794164`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #957274, 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 #957274	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#957274 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	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 #957274 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #957274; }
.text { color: #957274; }
.border { border: 2px solid #957274; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 114 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #957274, #958272); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #957274?: #957274 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #957274?: The RGB value is 149, 114, 116: 149 red, 114 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #957274?: The complementary color is #729593, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #957274?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.