What color is #95745D?

#95745D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Whisky Barrel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95745D?

The RGB value is 149, 116, 93: 149 red, 116 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95745D?

The complementary color is #5D7E95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95745D?

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.

#95745D color

#95745D rgb(149, 116, 93)

Shades of brown

The hex color #95745D is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 45.5% green and 36.5% blue (149, 116, 93).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 23% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 38% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Whisky Barrel (#96745B), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#95745D color codes

HEX	`#95745D`
RGB	`rgb(149, 116, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 45.5%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 23%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 38%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 38%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.46, 9.63, 17.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.46, 20.12, 61.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.616, 19.672, 13.065)`
Decimal	`9794653`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95745D, 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 #95745D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#95745D 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 #95745D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95745d; }
.text { color: #95745d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95745d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 116 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95745d, #95905d); }

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Questions

What color is #95745D?: #95745D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Whisky Barrel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95745D?: The RGB value is 149, 116, 93: 149 red, 116 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95745D?: The complementary color is #5D7E95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95745D?: 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.