What color is #957573?

#957573 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #957573?

The RGB value is 149, 117, 115: 149 red, 117 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #957573?

The complementary color is #739395, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #957573?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#957573 color

#957573 rgb(149, 117, 115)

Shades of red

The hex color #957573 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 45.9% green and 45.1% blue (149, 117, 115).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 14% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 23% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

#957573 color codes

HEX	`#957573`
RGB	`rgb(149, 117, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 45.9%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 14%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 23%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 23%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.23, 12.2, 5.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.23, 13.54, 25.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.85, 20.351, 18.993)`
Decimal	`9794931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #957573, 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 #957573	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#957573 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	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 #957573 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #957573; }
.text { color: #957573; }
.border { border: 2px solid #957573; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 117 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #957573, #958673); }

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Questions

What color is #957573?: #957573 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #957573?: The RGB value is 149, 117, 115: 149 red, 117 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #957573?: The complementary color is #739395, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #957573?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.