What color is #957660?

#957660 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Whisky Barrel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #957660?

The RGB value is 149, 118, 96: 149 red, 118 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #957660?

The complementary color is #607F95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #957660?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#957660 color

#957660 rgb(149, 118, 96)

Shades of brown

The hex color #957660 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 46.3% green and 37.6% blue (149, 118, 96).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 22% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 36% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Whisky Barrel (#96745B), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#957660 color codes

HEX	`#957660`
RGB	`rgb(149, 118, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 46.3%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 22%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 36%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 36%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.05, 8.86, 16.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.05, 18.94, 62.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.985, 20.192, 13.856)`
Decimal	`9795168`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #957660, 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 #957660	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#957660 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	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 #957660 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #957660; }
.text { color: #957660; }
.border { border: 2px solid #957660; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 118 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #957660, #959160); }

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Questions

What color is #957660?: #957660 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Whisky Barrel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #957660?: The RGB value is 149, 118, 96: 149 red, 118 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #957660?: The complementary color is #607F95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #957660?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.