What color is #957980?

#957980 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #957980?

The RGB value is 149, 121, 128: 149 red, 121 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #957980?

The complementary color is #79958E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #957980?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#957980 color

#957980 rgb(149, 121, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #957980 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 47.5% green and 50.2% blue (149, 121, 128).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 12% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 14% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

#957980 color codes

HEX	`#957980`
RGB	`rgb(149, 121, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 47.5%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 12%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 19%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 14%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.63, 12.05, 0.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.63, 12.05, 1.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.128, 21.624, 23.373)`
Decimal	`9795968`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #957980, 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 #957980	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#957980 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	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 #957980 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #957980; }
.text { color: #957980; }
.border { border: 2px solid #957980; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 121 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #957980, #958079); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #957980?: #957980 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #957980?: The RGB value is 149, 121, 128: 149 red, 121 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #957980?: The complementary color is #79958E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #957980?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.