What color is #957467?

#957467 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Temptation. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #957467?

The RGB value is 149, 116, 103: 149 red, 116 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #957467?

The complementary color is #678895, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #957467?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#957467 color

#957467 rgb(149, 116, 103)

Shades of brown

The hex color #957467 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 45.5% green and 40.4% blue (149, 116, 103).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 18% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 31% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Temptation (#956E5F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#957467 color codes

HEX	`#957467`
RGB	`rgb(149, 116, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 45.5%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 18%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 31%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 31%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.68, 10.97, 12.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.68, 16.37, 47.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.088, 19.861, 15.552)`
Decimal	`9794663`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #957467, 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 #957467	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#957467 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	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 #957467 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #957467; }
.text { color: #957467; }
.border { border: 2px solid #957467; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 116 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #957467, #958b67); }

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Questions

What color is #957467?: #957467 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Temptation. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #957467?: The RGB value is 149, 116, 103: 149 red, 116 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #957467?: The complementary color is #678895, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #957467?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.