What color is #957585?

#957585 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #957585?

The RGB value is 149, 117, 133: 149 red, 117 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #957585?

The complementary color is #759585, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #957585?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#957585 color

#957585 rgb(149, 117, 133)

Shades of pink

The hex color #957585 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 45.9% green and 52.2% blue (149, 117, 133).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 13% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 11% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.16:1).

#957585 color codes

HEX	`#957585`
RGB	`rgb(149, 117, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 45.9%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 13%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 21%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 11%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.74, 15.25, -3.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.74, 15.75, 345.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.989, 20.806, 24.991)`
Decimal	`9794949`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #957585, 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 #957585	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#957585 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	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 #957585 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #957585; }
.text { color: #957585; }
.border { border: 2px solid #957585; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 117 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #957585, #957575); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #957585?: #957585 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #957585?: The RGB value is 149, 117, 133: 149 red, 117 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #957585?: The complementary color is #759585, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #957585?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.