What color is #957876?

#957876 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #957876?

The RGB value is 149, 120, 118: 149 red, 120 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #957876?

The complementary color is #769395, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #957876?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#957876 color

#957876 rgb(149, 120, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #957876 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 47.1% green and 46.3% blue (149, 120, 118).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 13% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 21% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#957876 color codes

HEX	`#957876`
RGB	`rgb(149, 120, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 47.1%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 13%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 21%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 21%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.09, 10.94, 5.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.09, 12.19, 26.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.381, 21.131, 20.036)`
Decimal	`9795702`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #957876, 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 #957876	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#957876 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	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 #957876 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #957876; }
.text { color: #957876; }
.border { border: 2px solid #957876; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 120 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #957876, #958876); }

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Questions

What color is #957876?: #957876 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #957876?: The RGB value is 149, 120, 118: 149 red, 120 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #957876?: The complementary color is #769395, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #957876?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.