What color is #957379?

#957379 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #957379?

The RGB value is 149, 115, 121: 149 red, 115 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #957379?

The complementary color is #73958F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #957379?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#957379 color

#957379 rgb(149, 115, 121)

Shades of red

The hex color #957379 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 45.1% green and 47.5% blue (149, 115, 121).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 14% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 19% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#957379 color codes

HEX	`#957379`
RGB	`rgb(149, 115, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 45.1%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 14%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 23%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 19%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.87, 14.33, 1.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.87, 14.44, 7.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.976, 20.032, 20.794)`
Decimal	`9794425`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #957379, 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 #957379	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#957379 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	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 #957379 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #957379; }
.text { color: #957379; }
.border { border: 2px solid #957379; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 115 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #957379, #957e73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #957379?: #957379 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #957379?: The RGB value is 149, 115, 121: 149 red, 115 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #957379?: The complementary color is #73958F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #957379?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.