What color is #957745?

#957745 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pyramid. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #957745?

The RGB value is 149, 119, 69: 149 red, 119 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #957745?

The complementary color is #456395, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #957745?

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.

#957745 color

#957745 rgb(149, 119, 69)

Shades of brown

The hex color #957745 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 46.7% green and 27.1% blue (149, 119, 69).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 37% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 54% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Pyramid (#9F7D4F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#957745 color codes

HEX	`#957745`
RGB	`rgb(149, 119, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 46.7%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 37%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 54%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 54%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.85, 5.25, 31.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.85, 32.16, 80.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.066, 20.014, 8.435)`
Decimal	`9795397`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #957745, 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 #957745	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#957745 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 #957745 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #957745; }
.text { color: #957745; }
.border { border: 2px solid #957745; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 119 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #957745, #8b9545); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

Questions

What color is #957745?: #957745 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pyramid. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #957745?: The RGB value is 149, 119, 69: 149 red, 119 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #957745?: The complementary color is #456395, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #957745?: 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.