What color is #957787?

#957787 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #957787?

The RGB value is 149, 119, 135: 149 red, 119 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #957787?

The complementary color is #779585, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #957787?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#957787 color

#957787 rgb(149, 119, 135)

Shades of pink

The hex color #957787 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 46.7% green and 52.9% blue (149, 119, 135).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 12% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 9% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#957787 color codes

HEX	`#957787`
RGB	`rgb(149, 119, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 46.7%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 12%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 20%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 9%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.31, 14.45, -4.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.31, 15.07, 343.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.364, 21.333, 25.804)`
Decimal	`9795463`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #957787, 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 #957787	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#957787 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	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 #957787 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #957787; }
.text { color: #957787; }
.border { border: 2px solid #957787; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 119 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #957787, #957778); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #957787?: #957787 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #957787?: The RGB value is 149, 119, 135: 149 red, 119 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #957787?: The complementary color is #779585, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #957787?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.