What color is #957779?

#957779 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #957779?

The RGB value is 149, 119, 121: 149 red, 119 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #957779?

The complementary color is #779593, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #957779?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#957779 color

#957779 rgb(149, 119, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #957779 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 46.7% green and 47.5% blue (149, 119, 121).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 12% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 19% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#957779 color codes

HEX	`#957779`
RGB	`rgb(149, 119, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 46.7%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 12%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 20%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 19%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.91, 12.01, 3.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.91, 12.47, 15.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.443, 20.965, 20.95)`
Decimal	`9795449`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #957779, 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 #957779	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#957779 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	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 #957779 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #957779; }
.text { color: #957779; }
.border { border: 2px solid #957779; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 119 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #957779, #958477); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #957779?: #957779 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #957779?: The RGB value is 149, 119, 121: 149 red, 119 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #957779?: The complementary color is #779593, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #957779?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.