What color is #957576?

#957576 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #957576?

The RGB value is 149, 117, 118: 149 red, 117 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #957576?

The complementary color is #759594, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #957576?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#957576 color

#957576 rgb(149, 117, 118)

Shades of red

The hex color #957576 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 45.9% green and 46.3% blue (149, 117, 118).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 13% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 21% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#957576 color codes

HEX	`#957576`
RGB	`rgb(149, 117, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 45.9%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 13%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 21%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 21%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.31, 12.68, 4.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.31, 13.37, 18.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.026, 20.421, 19.917)`
Decimal	`9794934`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #957576, 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 #957576	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#957576 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	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 #957576 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #957576; }
.text { color: #957576; }
.border { border: 2px solid #957576; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 117 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #957576, #958475); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #957576?: #957576 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #957576?: The RGB value is 149, 117, 118: 149 red, 117 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #957576?: The complementary color is #759594, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #957576?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.