What color is #957535?

#957535 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Fernweh. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #957535?

The RGB value is 149, 117, 53: 149 red, 117 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #957535?

The complementary color is #355595, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #957535?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#957535 color

#957535 rgb(149, 117, 53)

Shades of brown

The hex color #957535 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 45.9% green and 20.8% blue (149, 117, 53).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 48% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 64% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Fernweh (#977B2F), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#957535 color codes

HEX	`#957535`
RGB	`rgb(149, 117, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 45.9%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 48%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 64%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 64%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.12, 5.09, 39.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.12, 39.59, 82.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.399, 19.37, 6.085)`
Decimal	`9794869`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #957535, 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 #957535	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#957535 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	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 #957535 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #957535; }
.text { color: #957535; }
.border { border: 2px solid #957535; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 117 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #957535, #859535); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #957535?: #957535 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Fernweh. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #957535?: The RGB value is 149, 117, 53: 149 red, 117 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #957535?: The complementary color is #355595, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #957535?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.