What color is #957764?

#957764 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #957764?

The RGB value is 149, 119, 100: 149 red, 119 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #957764?

The complementary color is #648295, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #957764?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#957764 color

#957764 rgb(149, 119, 100)

Shades of brown

The hex color #957764 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 46.7% green and 39.2% blue (149, 119, 100).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 20% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 33% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mocha (#967969), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#957764 color codes

HEX	`#957764`
RGB	`rgb(149, 119, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 46.7%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 20%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 33%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 33%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.4, 8.83, 14.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.4, 17.31, 59.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.292, 20.504, 14.89)`
Decimal	`9795428`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #957764, 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 #957764	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#957764 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	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 #957764 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #957764; }
.text { color: #957764; }
.border { border: 2px solid #957764; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 119 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #957764, #959064); }

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Questions

What color is #957764?: #957764 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #957764?: The RGB value is 149, 119, 100: 149 red, 119 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #957764?: The complementary color is #648295, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #957764?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.