What color is #95787A?

#95787A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95787A?

The RGB value is 149, 120, 122: 149 red, 120 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95787A?

The complementary color is #789593, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95787A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95787A color

#95787A rgb(149, 120, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #95787A is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 47.1% green and 47.8% blue (149, 120, 122).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 12% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 18% 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 5.25:1).

#95787A color codes

HEX	`#95787A`
RGB	`rgb(149, 120, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 47.1%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 12%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 19%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 18%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.2, 11.6, 3.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.2, 12.03, 15.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.624, 21.228, 21.314)`
Decimal	`9795706`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95787A, 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 #95787A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#95787A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	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 #95787A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95787a; }
.text { color: #95787a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95787a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 120 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95787a, #958478); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #95787A?: #95787A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95787A?: The RGB value is 149, 120, 122: 149 red, 120 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95787A?: The complementary color is #789593, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95787A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.