What color is #95787C?

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

What is the RGB value of #95787C?

The RGB value is 149, 120, 124: 149 red, 120 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95787C?

The complementary color is #789591, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95787C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95787C color

#95787C rgb(149, 120, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #95787C is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 47.1% green and 48.6% blue (149, 120, 124).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 12% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 17% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#95787C color codes

HEX	`#95787C`
RGB	`rgb(149, 120, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 47.1%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 12%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 19%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 17%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.25, 11.94, 2.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.25, 12.12, 9.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.749, 21.279, 21.974)`
Decimal	`9795708`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95787C, 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 #95787C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#95787C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	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 #95787C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95787c; }
.text { color: #95787c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95787c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 120 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95787c, #958378); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #95787C?: #95787C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95787C?: The RGB value is 149, 120, 124: 149 red, 120 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95787C?: The complementary color is #789591, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95787C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.