What color is #957462?

#957462 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #957462?

The RGB value is 149, 116, 98: 149 red, 116 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #957462?

The complementary color is #628395, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #957462?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#957462 color

#957462 rgb(149, 116, 98)

Shades of brown

The hex color #957462 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 45.5% green and 38.4% blue (149, 116, 98).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 21% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 34% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mocha (#967969), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#957462 color codes

HEX	`#957462`
RGB	`rgb(149, 116, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 45.5%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 21%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 34%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 34%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.57, 10.28, 14.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.57, 18.11, 55.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.845, 19.763, 14.27)`
Decimal	`9794658`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #957462, 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 #957462	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#957462 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	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 #957462 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #957462; }
.text { color: #957462; }
.border { border: 2px solid #957462; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 116 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #957462, #958e62); }

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Questions

What color is #957462?: #957462 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #957462?: The RGB value is 149, 116, 98: 149 red, 116 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #957462?: The complementary color is #628395, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #957462?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.