What color is #957471?

#957471 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #957471?

The RGB value is 149, 116, 113: 149 red, 116 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #957471?

The complementary color is #719295, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #957471?

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.

#957471 color

#957471 rgb(149, 116, 113)

Shades of brown

The hex color #957471 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 45.5% green and 44.3% blue (149, 116, 113).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 15% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 24% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#957471 color codes

HEX	`#957471`
RGB	`rgb(149, 116, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 45.5%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 15%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 24%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 24%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.92, 12.46, 6.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.92, 14.11, 27.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.621, 20.074, 18.355)`
Decimal	`9794673`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #957471, 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 #957471	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#957471 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 #957471 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #957471; }
.text { color: #957471; }
.border { border: 2px solid #957471; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 116 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #957471, #958671); }

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Questions

What color is #957471?: #957471 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #957471?: The RGB value is 149, 116, 113: 149 red, 116 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #957471?: The complementary color is #719295, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #957471?: 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.