What color is #957655?

#957655 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Decreasing Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #957655?

The RGB value is 149, 118, 85: 149 red, 118 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #957655?

The complementary color is #557495, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #957655?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#957655 color

#957655 rgb(149, 118, 85)

Shades of brown

The hex color #957655 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 46.3% green and 33.3% blue (149, 118, 85).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 27% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 43% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Decreasing Brown (#987654), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#957655 color codes

HEX	`#957655`
RGB	`rgb(149, 118, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 46.3%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 27%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 43%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 43%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.84, 7.5, 22.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.84, 23.98, 71.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.513, 20.003, 11.373)`
Decimal	`9795157`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #957655, 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 #957655	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#957655 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	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 #957655 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #957655; }
.text { color: #957655; }
.border { border: 2px solid #957655; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 118 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #957655, #949555); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #957655?: #957655 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Decreasing Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #957655?: The RGB value is 149, 118, 85: 149 red, 118 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #957655?: The complementary color is #557495, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #957655?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.