What color is #957470?

#957470 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #957470?

The RGB value is 149, 116, 112: 149 red, 116 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #957470?

The complementary color is #709195, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #957470?

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.

#957470 color

#957470 rgb(149, 116, 112)

Shades of brown

The hex color #957470 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 45.5% green and 43.9% blue (149, 116, 112).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 15% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 25% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#957470 color codes

HEX	`#957470`
RGB	`rgb(149, 116, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 45.5%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 15%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 25%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 25%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.89, 12.31, 7.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.89, 14.24, 30.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.565, 20.051, 18.06)`
Decimal	`9794672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #957470, 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 #957470	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#957470 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 #957470 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #957470; }
.text { color: #957470; }
.border { border: 2px solid #957470; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 116 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #957470, #958670); }

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Questions

What color is #957470?: #957470 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #957470?: The RGB value is 149, 116, 112: 149 red, 116 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #957470?: The complementary color is #709195, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #957470?: 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.