What color is #957951?

#957951 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Muesli. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #957951?

The RGB value is 149, 121, 81: 149 red, 121 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #957951?

The complementary color is #516D95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #957951?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#957951 color

#957951 rgb(149, 121, 81)

Shades of brown

The hex color #957951 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 47.5% green and 31.8% blue (149, 121, 81).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 30% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 46% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Muesli (#9E7E53), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#957951 color codes

HEX	`#957951`
RGB	`rgb(149, 121, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 47.5%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 30%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 46%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 46%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.57, 5.33, 26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.57, 26.54, 78.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.718, 20.659, 10.679)`
Decimal	`9795921`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #957951, 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 #957951	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#957951 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	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 #957951 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #957951; }
.text { color: #957951; }
.border { border: 2px solid #957951; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 121 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #957951, #8f9551); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #957951?: #957951 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Muesli. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #957951?: The RGB value is 149, 121, 81: 149 red, 121 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #957951?: The complementary color is #516D95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #957951?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.